Are there any 1982 Lincoln Cent Experts Here?
hockeyfan9
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I am filling up a Harris folder of Lincoln Cents from 1959 to 1998 with my youngest son. We have been through about $100 worth of pennies and the only one I can't find is a 1982 Philadelphia Small Date Zinc cent. Does anyone know the mintages of the the different varieties? Was this cent that I am looking for released in circulation? I live an hour north of Denver so I see a lot more Denver coins. Any thoughts anyone?
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greg
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If its about the thrill of the hunt and you only want coins found in circulation then your probably out of luck as coppercoins.com is only showing 26 coins in circulation. Although I'm sure several of the eBay type sets were broken up over the years, theres still not that great of a chance of finding one.
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You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.
<< <i>Not my auction and just a thought. If your willing to spend about $5 these sell all the time on ebay for next to nothing.
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If its about the thrill of the hunt and you only want coins found in circulation then your probably out of luck as coppercoins.com is only showing 26 coins in circulation. Although I'm sure several of the eBay type sets were broken up over the years, theres still not that great of a chance of finding one.
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Thanks for the info Direwolf!! The Copper coins link is great!!! Thanks, again!!!
<< <i>Next time you come to the East coast, get pennies. They're everywhere. >>
<< <i>I am filling up a Harris folder of Lincoln Cents from 1959 to 1998 with my youngest son. We have been through about $100 worth of pennies and the only one I can't find is a 1982 Philadelphia Small Date Zinc cent. Does anyone know the mintages of the the different varieties? Was this cent that I am looking for released in circulation? I live an hour north of Denver so I see a lot more Denver coins. Any thoughts anyone? Thanks, hockeyfan9 >>
You were very lucky to find so many of the 82 varieties. The silent frenzy of hoarding
has reduced the number of copper Lincolns to less than 20 percent of the total in
circulation and the true percentage could be much lower. The 82 zink varieties are
are a victum of hoarding also. They are tossed in with 82 coppers and wind up in the
same melting pot with other copper cents including wheats
The 82 P small date zink can still be found in circulation. Check this coin for
a double die reverse -- it will more than pay for the trouble.
here in Syracuse ive come across (1973) 82P's and (186) 82D's - D's mintmarks are hard to get here plus San Francisco did make 1½ billion cents also - but not sure of what type the 3 mints that made 82P's made with a combination of Phil,West Point and San Fran
82's Lg CU - 44.5%
Lg ZN - 37.8%
Sm CU - 4.2%
Sn Zn - 13.4%
82 D's Lg CU - 82.8%
Lg ZN - 2.7%
Sm ZN - 14.5%
seems the more i add to the average it doesnt seem to change that much - just some trivia for anyone curious
Snowman
Here's everything you need to know to determine what your 1982 cents are and make a scale for free to tell copper from zinc.
There are 7 types not including the S proof.
1)Large date copper plain
2)Large date copper D
3)Small date copper plain
4)Small date zinc D
5)Large date zinc plain
6)Large date zinc D
7)Small date zinc plain
(Small date copper D does not exist)
(All proofs are copper and S mint)
To tell copper from zinc you can:
1)Look for plating bumps, if it has them it's zinc.
2)Drop it on a table if it sounds dull it's zinc.
3)Flip it and if it rings it's copper.
4)Weigh it, zinc is lighter than copper.
If you don't want to look for bumps or your hearing does not hear the sounds you can weigh them.
To tell large from small date there are many differances and the 8 is the best pick up point. If the top lobe is smaller it's small date, if about equal it's large date.
See below for date pictures and below that for making the free scale: The top picture is LARGE DATE.
The free scale works like a teeter totter, zinc stays up but copper drops. This one was made by flattening a metal brush and bending it to shape. Any strip of metal or tin can works. You can fold one end for the weight or add some solder or glue things to calibrate it until it's balanced correctly so zinc stays up but copper drops. The pivot point is a bend in the strip, the end is bent to hold the cent in a fixed position. I used a blue piece of electrical tape so it won't scratch the coins and used solder to balance this one.
Top picture is the side view.
Next is the bottom view.
Next is a zinc cent staying up.
Next is a copper cent dropping it down.
Next is the brush I used to make it, just unroll a brush and the tin makes a good metal strip and it's easy to solder on tin.
If you don't want to use metal you can use a piece of wood and a pencil for the pivot point.
I find that 95% copper cents are running about 20-23% in lots accumulated 2005-2007.
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Pretty neat.
<< <i>if anyone wants the percentage of 82's i've gone over 50,000 cents the past 1½ years and did the average just for my own wits
here in Syracuse ive come across (1973) 82P's and (186) 82D's - D's mintmarks are hard to get here plus San Francisco did make 1½ billion cents also - but not sure of what type the 3 mints that made 82P's made with a combination of Phil,West Point and San Fran
82's Lg CU - 44.5%
Lg ZN - 37.8%
Sm CU - 4.2%
Sn Zn - 13.4%
82 D's Lg CU - 82.8%
Lg ZN - 2.7%
Sm ZN - 14.5%
seems the more i add to the average it doesnt seem to change that much - just some trivia for anyone curious
Snowman >>
Very interesting. I wonder how well these relate to mintages and attrition.
Cents do get little circulation now days but I had no idea mintages of some of these were apparently so low.