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Does anyone have any pictures of the comparison between the 1982 Lincoln Cent large and small dates? Once again, I am trying to figure out which I have and which I need to get. According to the Dansco album there is a "P & D" verson of each but not an "S" version of each. Correct? Thanks |
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To make it even harder you must first identify between copper and zinc. The size of the date is the easy part. The only difference between the 2 metals is the weight. As for the date the small date the 82 is smaller but you need a good magnifying glass. Good luck  |
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I was wondering this?
large date=copper
small date=zinc
Oh, good links Thanks.
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01/23/2011 12:16 pm
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Large and small date both share zinc and copper planchets...there are seven different altogether. The only possibility missing is 1982D small date copper. All 1982D small dates are zinc.
The statement that the only difference between the two metals is weight is a little off. They also look different, and they sound different when dropped on a table - VERY different. I ave never weighed a single one and am always correct about which is which. In fact I won $100 in a bet once that a dealer put in front of me. He claimed that I couldn't sort a baggie full of them without a scale faster than he could with a scale. I did it in less than half the time. Took me about 1.5 minutes to sort out 400 coins.
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The Red Book has a real nice side by side photo comparison of those. One of the best books on coins everyone should have. Questions like those easy ones are right there plus a lot more. |
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The statement that the only difference between the two metals is weight is a little off. They also look different, and they sound different when dropped on a table - VERY different. I ave never weighed a single one and am always correct about which is which. In fact I won $100 in a bet once that a dealer put in front of me. He claimed that I couldn't sort a baggie full of them without a scale faster than he could with a scale. I did it in less than half the time. Took me about 1.5 minutes to sort out 400 coins.
That's insanely fast! I too have never used a scale to separate zincs. The first thing I do to a roll is remove all the copper for separate examination. If I hit one that is a close call, a quick drop onto the the working table tells me if it's zinc or copper. |
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I have never used a scale, but I have performed a "balance test" just to satisfy my nerdy-science-experiment fix. Like Thad, if I cannot tell by looking, a quick drop will always reveal the material.  |
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Took me about 1.5 minutes to sort out 400 coins.
Wow -- beats me and my calibrated posicle stick! (I can kind of tell beforehand, but don't trust myself.) |
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Wow -- beats me and my calibrated posicle stick! (I can kind of tell beforehand, but don't trust myself.)
Me too. Of course a simple Arc Welders torch will show even faster which WAS what.  |
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