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The 1982 centsThe 7 Business Strike Varieties:
- 1982 Large Date Copper
- 1982 Large Date Copper plated Zinc
- 1982 Small Date Copper
- 1982 Small Date Copper plated Zinc
- 1982 D Large Date Copper
- 1982 D Large Date Copper plated Zinc
- 1982 D Small Date Copper plated Zinc
There is also a 1982 S Large Date Copper Proof
Background
The Lincoln Memorial penny was made from 1959 to 2008. It was - and still is - a fixture in United States commerce. While most Lincoln Memorial pennies are worth only face value (or a little more), there are a few rare Lincoln Memorial pennies you should be keeping your eye out for. Here are 5 classics, plus 3 recently discovered rare pennies.
Not surprisingly, our government makes a handsome profit when it creates coins and paperUncle Sam pockets the rest as profits.
In the early 1980's, with the increasing costs of labor, dies, and metals, it was costing the
Unable to get Congress to approve eliminating the cent, the mint decided to make it out of the
mint officials didn't want to upset the public in any way. Thus, the metal decided upon was to
happy to get away from copper because the public tended to hoard cents when copper prices
solid copper and copper-coated zinc cents were produced in 1982 so as to discourage saving
officials, and one of the reasons why they are sometimes called before Congress to explain coin
Why did the mint Create 7 Varieties?
They didn't. The die varieties were noticed by coin collectors, and since collectors normally
way. Remember, the mint stays away from anything that causes the public to hoard coins
Identifying the 7 Varieties
The term copper, bronze and brass are all used interchangeably, but not necessarily correctly,
question.
First of all, 1982 cents can be Philadelphia mint (no mintmark) or Denver mint (D mintmark).
Secondly, 1982 cents can be a large date or a small date. One of the best ways to distinguish
Thirdly, the solid copper cents weigh approximately 3 grams, while the copper-coated zinc
Build your own Coin Scale - it's easy!!!
You can make your own scale that will differentiate between ZINC and COPPER 1982 cents. All
dated after 1982.
Place the round wooden rod under the tongue depressor as shown. You must find the
zinc dated after 1982). The rod must be place in a spot that makes the depressor go up
cents again, and draw a line at the best spot to place the cents.
Now, try some 1982 cents. The 1982 cents that make the scale go down are copper, and the
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