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What's wrong with cents after 1982? And yes, I had contemplated doing this. The most difficult coin and most expensive to find in the Lincoln Memorial cent series is the 1970-S Small date. Pretty impossible to find in the wild.
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Don't forget the 1969 S DDO...
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Yeah, I definitely won't be going for that. I'm sure it comes with a high premium.
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I filled two albums from bank rolls with 1959-1982. All mints.
Fantastic!

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What's wrong with cents after 1982?
Zincolns.
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I don't do varieties so I skipped the 1922 (no d).

My Whitman album (given to me over 30 years ago when it was already old) doesn't even have a spot for this.
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My Whitman album (given to me over 30 years ago when it was already old) doesn't even have a spot for this.
Lucky!

My Dansco album has that hole and it taunts me. It and the 1909-S VDB are the only vacancies.
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I keep seeing this term "Zincolns." I would assume it is some kind of slang?

I mean, personally, I haven't really had too much trouble honestly finding some nice post-1982 coins in circulation.
Also, it's weird, I feel like I see a tons of cents from the late 60's that are always in really good shape and have a particular look to them. 1968 in particular.
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I keep seeing this term "Zincolns." I would assume it is some kind of slang?
Yup. Zinc Lincolns.

Starting in 1982, they transitioned from 95% copper to copper plated zinc. Since 1983, they are all copper plated zinc, except for the NCLT versions in 2009: uncirculated mint set, proof mint set, and Lincoln Coin & Chronicles set.
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Poorly made. They tend to disintegrate over time in circulation. You have to get them fresh and take care of them.

Extreme case: https://goccf.com/t/281634
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