1982 D Penny: Large Or Small Date? - Coin Community Forum

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ddreisba New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 4:05 pm I really don't know much about coin collecting. I was about to put this penny into its folder when I noticed there were varieties: large date and small date. From a little, I gather the most reliable way to tell the difference is by weight, but I don't have a coin scale. The next best way is the size of the 8. If the bottom of it is below the bottom of the two, it is large print and worth a penny. If it is even with the two, it is small print and worth more than a penny. The picture I looked at had to eight well below the two. Mine is much more iffy. I'd appreciate advice from someone who knows pennies. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21586 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 4:12 pm Large Date. Use the US Coin Facts Forum on the side bar to see many illustrations on how to tell the difference. The weight does not tell you the difference as both Small and Large dates come in both Copper and Zinc. Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6507 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 4:19 pm Your coin is a large date Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 6:01 pm yep, a large date 1982 CENT. A scale will only tell you if the CENT is copper or zinc. The shape of the & and the gap to the edge of the CENT are the best way to find out if a CENT is a large or small date. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 6:14 pm to the CCF! Not to take away anything from keith12's posted image. This image just has a few more markers to help tell the difference at a glance. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 6:32 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 7:58 pm Once I saw the following comparison made and it stuck immediately. So I made my own graphic. Loch Ness neck => Large Date: How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 10/14/2022 8:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 9:20 pm That's a good one! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 10/14/2022 9:48 pm That is a good one Earl, but if you reverse 'Nessie' so she/he? is looking the other way it would look like the large date 2. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 10/15/2022 12:53 am Thanks for this Dearborn, but the reason I did not is b/c this famous pic of Nessie typically "registers" as "Oh, I have seen THAT before" b/c that is the direction of the famous picture. When I flipped Nessie horizontally it somehow made the comparison more difficult to see. Not sure if it was trained recognition in my eye or if the strangeness of the orientation made the differences between the large 2 and Nessie stand out more? For example, Nessies neck is not on an angle like the backbone of the Large date 2, but for some reason I do not notice it with the picture oriented the way it is. Weird!! How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94786 Posts	Posted 10/15/2022 10:00 am Ah, ok - that makes sense. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ddreisba New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 10/15/2022 5:30 pm Thanks to all! It would be nice if I were to stumble across another 1982 to apply this knowledge. Report this Post to the Staff
SpeedDemonND Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 10/15/2022 6:05 pm Once you see a few of the different varieties in person, you'll be able to tell immediately between large and small date. Welcome to the forum and good luck with your collecting. Report this Post to the Staff
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