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1982-D Lincoln Cents - 3.11g?
Azurescens
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Hey I'm sorry if this is a stupid question. I opened a 1982-D mint roll. I found a few repunched mint marks and decided to weigh them. They all come in at 3.11g each.
I thought both alloys of 1982 weighed 2.5g?
This is just a copper large date no big deal right?
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The copper 1982 cents weigh 3.11 g, while the zinc ones weigh 2.5 g. So yours is copper.
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Nothing special about them? Thought it quite odd.
What you'd like to find is the 1982-D copper (3.11g) with small date. So far I think there's only one example found and it wasn't found until last year.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
Oh derp, thank you. Sorry about that I had the two mixed up.
It's always best to double check.. when I was a kid I thought I found a 1943 steel wheat cent in change. Turns out it was a 1974 aluminum memorial cent. I spent it. Guess they're worth a lot.. my biggest coin regret.. breaks my heart to even think about it.
I am however happy to own copper memorial cents! What a fine piece of history, and certainly a beautiful transitional piece.
It is good to keep an '82 copper cent as a transitional... certainly niche collectors will want one. Wow... found and spent an aluminum '74? What a heartbreaker.... Cheers, RickO
It is also quite odd that you do not have a redbook (or know how to read it)
ps- nice story about the aluminum cent. I had one from a different year and found out it was just a copper cent covered with mercury.
I was mixing up the small date copper. My memory isn't what it used to be, and I get confused sometimes, and I bet my medicine, age and predisposition don't help either. Sorry to make a pointless thread I guess.
I did find a few D/D which I think are fairly significant. I don't see it listed as any varieties. This is one of the better examples.
There are "NO pointless" threads. You are doing fine. We all have our bad days, right?
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Agree with Fred, not an RPM.
In 1982, my bank gave me back some 1982-D Large Date Zincs in change, so I went back to the bank and loaded up. Over the years I've kept a few rolls and got rid of some of the coins that started to degrade. Many had bubbles. I still intend to submit a few when I retire.
I've only handled the coins twice since 1982, with cotton gloves when I originally transferred them into plastic rolls and when I pruned out the bad ones a few years ago. I can't believe how long ago it's now been.
I knew it would happen.