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Your coin is a Large Date
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It's the Large Date Cent.
Errers and Varietys.
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Not all 1982D large dates weigh 2.5g, they can also weigh 3.11g as there were hundreds of millions minted.
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@Mystic Wolf:  With all of the above posts. |
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Your coin is a Large Date Quote:
It's the Large Date Cent. Quote:
Agree--large date. Yes, and based on everyone's responses, I obviously chose my words poorly which resulted in my question being lost. I apologize. What I was trying to ask about is its composition. I'm having trouble finding out via Google, because every site I'm referred to says that due to the transitional error, the SMALL DATE variety will weigh 2.5 grams if it's zinc or 3.1 grams if it's copper/bronze, but they only reference the 2.5 gram weight for the LARGE DATE variety. I know for sure this coin's weight is just shy of that 3.1 gram mark, so I know it can't be zinc. But by the same token, I'm not comfortable specifying its composition as copper or bronze based solely on an assumption that I can't back up. |
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You have your information backwards.
As I stated earlier, the 1982D large date cent was made in both
copper coated zinc and copper so it can weigh either 2.5g or 3.11g.
No difference in value. It is the 1982D SMALL DATE that was only
2.5g copper coated zinc. ( except for a couple struck in copper by mistake)
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05/24/2025 3:58 pm
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Here is a link w/ good info regarding the different 1982 pennies aka lincoln cents that year.... It's unfortunately one of the sites I was referring to that only discuss the large date variety that weighs 2.5 grams, but it's definitely a great link, thank you for suggesting it Quote:
Not all 1982D large dates weigh 2.5g, they can also weigh 3.11g as there were hundreds of millions minted. That's why I'm confused by my inability to find any reference to the 3.1 gram large date. It seems like it *has* to have the same composition as the 3.1 gram small date, right? I was hoping someone here would know for sure either way, but had the same trouble getting confirmation about whether or not a different coin is a proof. Like every other newcomer, I'm still in the adjustment phase so both answers AND non-answers are helpful tools for learning to realistically manage my expectations. There's so much knowledge and terrific information here, a lot of us probably arrive unrealistically imagining these forums as some sort of specialized version of a Magic 8 ball, lol Edited by Mystic Wolf
05/24/2025 4:30 pm
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You have your information backwards. Boy, that's really frustrating to hear because reading comprehension is not something I tend have an issue with, and puzzling due to the amount of sources I consulted. Which, in hind sight, might've been the issue... Thank you VERY much for the correction. I'm going to take it as a sign that I'm probably getting ahead of myself and need to slow down. Quote:
...the 1982D large date cent was made in both
copper coated zinc and copper so it can weigh either 2.5g or 3.11g. That's exactly what I wanted to know (and apparently wasted way too much time on by unnecessarily complicating it, LOL). Thank you!!! Edited by Mystic Wolf
05/24/2025 4:32 pm
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( except for a couple struck in copper by mistake) AKA, an "error" by a human, JimmyD. Sorry, couldn't pass it up and trying to lighten things up between us.  -makecents-
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It looks like you finally have the answer you were looking for.  |
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