So what date will PCGS be accepting the 7 different 1982 1C's

dbldie55

Since David Hall was clear that for post 1980 coins, PCGS would require varieties that are commonly collected that can be easily differentiated by naked eyes. Since a Large and Small date 1982 cent is easy to tell with a naked eye, and every cent collector has always collected them (unlike the other required varieties), I would assume this means they WILL be making this notation in the very near future. Any idea when they will start doing this?

Flash

PCGS should at least differentiate the zinc cents from the others. I'm kinda PO'd that my 1982 small-date zinc cent doesn't count as a zinc cent in the Modern Type Registry set. It counts in the copper cent category, which to me is just wrong!

wayneherndon

Attritubing a 1982 cent as zinc or copper requires weighing the coin. My guess is that for the low fee they get on grading moderns, they don't want to have to go to this extra step. Still, wouldn't that be a fun "short set" especially if a birth year? It seems like just yesterday that I was reading about these varieties and all the speculation around whether any 1982-D CSDs would be found, etc., etc. Then, I realized that 1982 babies will be turning 20 this year.

WH

sonofagunk

My question is, if they DO start recongizing them, what will the "current 1982" be recognized as? Would it be "worthless unless regraded" since you will need the "copper 1982" and the "zinc 1982" when all you have is the "unknown 1982"?

keithdagen

Right now, the 1982 is considered a "copper" coin. My bet is that you won't see the composition recognized since the standard is "naked eye" viewable. The difference can only be told by weighing the coins.

Keith

dbldie55

That still leaves large and small date which is easily seen. They do it for the 1960's, so why not 1982? But from what David Hall says, they will have to do it for the 1982's now.

It is amazing that a company like PCGS will recognize a zinc cent as copper!

keithdagen

dbldie55,

My guess is that PCGS (if they recognize the variety) will assume that the coin is the most common variety until it is sent in for a Designation Review.

Keith

dbldie55

Since the 1982's are not varieties, but types. Perhaps they will never distinguish them. Which one is most common?

braddick

Which one is most common? All of them.

Keyrock

I would like to think when they are done playing with the weight system and adding the varieties they will visit the 82s. I think they will need to invalidate the cert numbers for the certified 1982 coins (about 149 certified) and have them sent back for reslabbing. They will then weight them and attribute them accordingly.

It is a minor expense for them to "fix" the coins that are out there and it opens up a six new slots for coins to be submitted generating thousands of dollars from the submissions.

sonofagunk

But then it gives us the "8th" 1982. The 1982 "classic". The pop is 147 and will only go down. Just think what it wuold be worth!!!!