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Bedrock of the Community
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TOUGH coin to find clean, nearly impossible in my books. This year/type is also plagued by LDS examples as many coins were minted this year.  
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Another MS64RD IMO. Nice!
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Pillar of the Community
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 Nice example Thad.
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Rest in Peace
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Valued Member
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Whats so difficult about this coin, I toss 82's that look like this back in the jar all the time.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: I toss 82's that look like this back in the jar all the time. Please set them aside for me! :) I see a bunch of 80's cents that came from worn out dies.
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh, MS-65. Nice coin, Thad.
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Bedrock of the Community
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What am I missing here? It's just a nice 82 The steps on the reverse are smooth, not sharp like they should be. Maybe I am missing something here. Just looks like an average coin to me. Please explain.
Edited by madzdad71 05/27/2009 3:01 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Seriously? Look CLOSELY at the 1982's you think are this good. You will see late die state, spots, corrosion, hits, subdued luster and poor strikes. I've looked through a lot of BU rolls and bank boxes, I've probably looked at several thousand 1982 LDC's, and have NEVER seen one that compares to this one.
The steps are exactly as they are on the master die! This year only had steps like this, not the "fine" type on other Memorials. The coin I posted is easily an MS-65, likely MS-66 because the luster is absolutely blazing. The light obverse stain you see is almost nothing in-hand. There's hardly a hit on it, just a few very light ones.
I hope this helps.
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Hmmmm... I think I have to go back and take another look. I went through 2500 cents yesterday.. I know I saw a few nice ones in there. Maybe not as nice as yours, Although the 74s that I got is excellent. My Camera room has been transformed to my fly tying room.. I'll re-transform and see what good pics I can get. Thanks for the info 
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Pillar of the Community
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I kept stacks of '82s out of rolls for quite some time and none of them came close to resembling that one. I think it's a fake! 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Quote: I kept stacks of '82s out of rolls for quite some time and none of them came close to resembling that one. I think it's a fake! Sssshhhhhhh....a little secret...I picked the used dies from the dumpster behind the Philly mint, sharpened them and made some nice cents! 
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This is my 1982 zinc cent.  
Edited by Shadowg909 05/27/2009 9:29 pm
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