What did I find
Tragertt
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While coin roll hunting I found a copper 1982 D penny. I noticed it looked a bit odd so I found 30+ more 1982 D penny's and the one I just found was clearly different. The mint mark is a lot lower than all the others and I am not sure what I have found. I have a picture of the one I found on the right and the typical 1982 D penny's on the left. Let me know what you think.
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Nothing of any importance.
At the time, mintmarks were still hand punched into the dies. In fact, they were the only component of the die that was still hand punched, so sometimes one could be a little lower than another. Nothing truly out of the ordinary, but good eye!
Edited to add that 1989 was the last year where this was the case.
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@JesseKraft I wasn't sure when the change was. Thanks for the addedbinfo. Were all denominations mint marks hand punched through 1989?
1982 is an interesting year for pennies, but I don't believe I see anything here.
If you find a 1982-D penny with a more curved "small" date rather than the version you have here, and it weighs about 3 ounces, you could have a very rare variety.
Here is a video on this,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKsDYNkryGI
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@Tragertt .... Welcome aboard. Clearly a different position for the mint mark... However, not of numismatic value. As stated above, hand punched, so there will be variances. Good observation though. Cheers, RickO
@NordlandSalmon.... If you find a ".. 3 ounces' cent, it will indeed be interesting.
I am sure that is a typo.... Cheers, RickO