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New Member
United States
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Hello, I'm a new collector. I ran across this 1982 Lincoln Cent, mint mark "D". And weight of 3.11g. Please forgive me for the photo quality, I have ordered a camera scope just haven't received it yet. My question is this a special coin? I'm having a hard time telling if it's a small or large date. As when I look at it thrue my loop there is Doubling on the Date making the 2 look wider,also the rim has doubling making it look closer to the 2 than normal. Thx for the help! This is my first post here.   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 Your coin is a large date |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
21601 Posts |
to the CCF Large date with no doubling, a common 1982 D cent. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19147 Posts |
Aye, it's a large date. Suggest not handling coins with finger tips touching coin surfaces.
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Moderator
United States
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to CCF. glad you found us here! Telling the difference between large and small date coins can be easy once you learn what to look for. look for the shape of the 2 - a small date 2 has a curve in it, where the large date is straight. also look for the distance from the rim the date is - small date = large gap, large date = small gap here are some image to see what I mean:     |
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Valued Member
United States
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I have been hunting cent rolls for a few months and accumulated almost 100 1982 P/D pennies. I need to purchase a scale that will show 0.00 grams otherwise I'm spinning my wheels trying to sort them out. I too have struggled with large date/small date identification until I came across this article from The Lincoln Cent Resource. Perhaps it can help you too. https://www.lincolncentresource.com...es/1982.html |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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@MartinD - Your cent is a large date. |
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the CCFd, MartinD! The rim issue appears to be from a slightly misaligned die - a common occurrence on cents. A picture of the reverse would be helpful. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to community I agree, weight is normal for LD 82D |
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Valued Member
United States
139 Posts |
I pulled some of my '82 collection and found what I believe are examples of Large and Small date coins. People here with greater experience than me can confirm if I'm right...or not.  |
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United States
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@svc067, yes, you are correct on your coins - left to right - LD - SD both Philly coins.
but lets not hijack the OP's topic.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To CCF! You have a Large Date cent. Your coin is also showing a slight Misaligned Die issue as well. No premium. Just a spender. https://www.lincolncentresource.com...es/1982.htmlQuote:
Suggest not handling coins with finger tips touching coin surfaces. Either use gloves or hold by the edge only. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you all very much! Great info, and what a great bunch of replies! It's nice to have all positive coments, a breath of fresh air!
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Posted 03/06/2025 07:10 am
