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motos Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 08/01/2009 12:58 pm First attempt at deducing small v large dates Top is small, bottom large? What are the differences between the two? Report this Post to the Staff

MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 08/01/2009 1:44 pm You are correct. Besides the size of the date, note the difference in the shape of the two. Don't forget this coin was minted in both copper & zinc coated with copper. Four different varieties. The weight of the coin will tell you the difference between the two with the copper cent slightly heavier than the zinc coated. Report this Post to the Staff
motos Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 08/01/2009 1:47 pm ahh so some of the 1982 are 95% copper and some are zinc based new pennies? Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 08/01/2009 1:56 pm True, the only one that does not have a copper twin is the small date Denver mint. Report this Post to the Staff
motos Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 08/01/2009 2:13 pm good to know. thanks for replies : D Report this Post to the Staff
tepritts Valued Member United States 306 Posts	Posted 08/01/2009 2:32 pm One of CCF memmbers has a great website for cent varieties: coppercoins. He had a project to determine what cents are still circulating and this site is still available: http://www.thecentproject.com/ Hope this helps. -- Terrell Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 08/01/2009 9:18 pm Also the top loop of the eight is smaller than the bottom on the small date - like a snowman. The loops are the same size on the large date. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 08/02/2009 12:05 am The easiest thing for me to notice on these is the distance of the date from the rim. The large date is really close to the rim. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
motos Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 08/02/2009 11:59 am All good insight! Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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