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Newbie here! With a nice little circ find to boot!
Kreaton
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Hey all,
Just started collecting and jumped on the forum to learn along the way. Found a nice little 1982 large date cent in the ol' coin jar that actually looks to be in pretty decent condition, but I've got no idea what a good 82 looks like yet. Would love to get some of your opinions. Thanks!
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Welcome to the forums @Kreaton.
Some reference links:
https://www.pcgs.com/grades/
https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1982-1c-bronze-large-date-bn/146015
https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/
Enjoy!
Check out the above links.
California barely gets shut down, and...
@Kreaton ... Welcome aboard.... Get a Cherry Pickers Guide, a Redbook and check out the links above....All will help you with good information... Cheers, RickO
The bubbling effect you see on the surface of that coin was common on the early date clad cents. Those 1982 date varieties were heavily promoted at the time of their issue, I don't know if many collectors care about them today. Others on this board could probably answer that question.
Welcome to the forum @Kreaton
You say you are a new collector. What got you started and what are your interests?
Not particularly valuable, but still a very nice circulation find. It would make a great addition to a date/mintmark set.
I'm told these are common in Gem but you can't prove it by my experience. I've found very few.
Yours is a nice coin but the scratches on the reverse keep it out of the running. It would be worth a few dollars but cost far more to slab it.
Honestly just looked down to count my change one day and found a 1944 nickel and thought how cool it was to just be able to find something like that in your change and love the history of it all I guess? Really only into the American coins.
Coins are definitely one of the not many tangible useful items commonly passed through generations. They go hand-in-hand with history.
If I remember correctly....without looking..... I think there's 7 different 1982 cents. Between the switch from copper to copper plated zinc vs. the mint marks. It's an interesting little investigation to undertake.
Many seven coin sets in cardboard holders were sold at the time of issue. It was a big deal for a short while.
A lot of these sets now contain 7 badly corroded pennies. Few are pristine.
All "seven" dates are still considered pretty common but a lot of the supply of zinc coins will be found to be ruined when they sell.
All "eight" combinations are known now due to off-metal strikes.
Plating blisters on zincolns
I've got blisters on my fingahs! You got to hit a local coin show and take it all in. Vendors usually have chairs so you can sit down and peruse their wares. No pressure other than you get the itch. Peace Roy
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Bill, I don't disagree with you......In fact it would be a blessing of monumental proportions to the rest of the nation if California was COMPLETELY shut down or just floated off into the ocean never to be seen again. I say this as a native born Calinuttian; but what does any of that have to do with the price of tea in China? Or the topic of this thread? Are you o.k.?🍺