I've tried my best to to explain that 1982 was a transitional year of the Copper and Copper/Zinc Lincoln Cent coins, and both the 3.11 grams copper and 2.5 Copper/zinc are quite common and are not any sort of an error. I have provided screenshots and other online links of information about the 1982 transitional Lincoln Cent, and I received a message reply...."You are verifying what I said is true! What you showed me is exactly what I put in the description!" Can I get some others to possibly help out before someone unknowingly makes a very bad purchase that may be intended as a gift for a collector. See the photos of the coin and description. Link is below the photos. https://www.ebay.com/itm/rare-1982-...313772245043
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Not being able to read the scale should be a red flag to buyers.Also looks like a large date,when it is the small date copper that is rare. Buyer beware. John1
It's clearly a large date. Not even worth $1 until you get into >MS64. The description is wrong in many ways - it's not an error, not rare, and as you've told them already, there were many copper cents produced after 1981.
The first-found 1982-D small date copper sold at auction in August 2017 for $18,800. If you see one for sale on an online site for less, don't trust/believe it.
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