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Zimmy Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 01/29/2021 6:39 pm For cents minted in 1980 and 1981, the weight of the planchet is 2.8 grams. Then for 1982, it looks like the planchet was was lighter coming in at 2.5 grams and struck 12-sided. Has anyone heard of a 1982 cent that weighs 2.8 grams, which would have been struck on the prior year's planchet? Would this then be a transitional error? Report this Post to the Staff

SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 12:50 am I have searched for a few years... without luck. The only transitional 1c coins I am aware of are 1980 1c coins that were struck on a 3.24 g planchet (1979 and older). "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
JohnWayne007 Pillar of the Community Canada 1186 Posts	Posted 01/30/2021 01:49 am Quote: The only transitional 1c coins I am aware of are 1980 1c coins that were struck on a 3.24 g planchet (1979 and older). SPP-Ottawa, Do you know the details on how common these are? I only ask because I found one about two months ago, but never actually had the time to do any research on it, I just know I have one as I was weighing a bunch of '79s and '80s before I got rid of them and found it odd that one of the '80s weighed the same as a 79 so I kept it. I really didn't think much of it until this post caught my attention. Finding and discovering modern Canadian doubled die varieties since 2018. 2023 Recent Publications: Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition PDF & Paperback https://www.mcddv.ca (website currently down for maintenance as of 08/01/2024) Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 02/01/2021 3:08 pm Not very common. I am still hunting for an example for my own collection. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Zimmy Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/01/2021 8:24 pm Thanks SPP Report this Post to the Staff
Zimmy Valued Member United States 460 Posts	Posted 02/12/2021 9:35 pm Well I found one with a little twist. It's a 1983, which is 2 years after the 1980-81 2.8 gram planchets were used. My 1983 weighs 2.812 grams instead of the normal 2.5 grams. Note the sharpness on the edge where the sides meet. This is due to extra pressure from the planchet being heavier. I am sure there are more of these transitionals out there, especially dated 1982. Edited by Zimmy 02/13/2021 12:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10456 Posts	Posted 02/13/2021 2:07 pm Good catch. I generally weigh almost every 1982 I see, but finding one with a 1983 date is pretty cool. I agree there has to be more out there... "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
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