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seemingly common coins that are not easy to come by....
Cam40
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despite the enormous numbers minted I find it somewhat odd that I dont find more 1982 small-date copper Lincolns in roll searches.
I,ve only found a few from the thousands of cents I,ve searched over the past few years of active searching.
Is it common knowledge in the hobby that these, as well as the other six 1982 Lincoln varities, have been hoarded by dealers and or speculators?
Where the heck are these coins anyway.
despite the enormous numbers minted I find it somewhat odd that I dont find more 1982 small-date copper Lincolns in roll searches.
I,ve only found a few from the thousands of cents I,ve searched over the past few years of active searching.
Is it common knowledge in the hobby that these, as well as the other six 1982 Lincoln varities, have been hoarded by dealers and or speculators?
Where the heck are these coins anyway.
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must be a regional thing.
maybe i,m too far south for the `82 P small-date coppers to be common.
We ARE watching you.
which actively circulate. The cents do not really circulate much so this mixture is
extremely slow. In fact a cent makes so few transactions before it is lost or de-
stroyed there isn't much mixing of the post 1979 coins.
You saw him live? I,m jealous. I,ve only seen all the films and such of him.
How to tell a zinc from copper cent?
I do the drop test. Its easy and usually works.
Take a known zinc cent and then take a known copper cent.
Drop the copper on the counter and hear the ringing sound it makes.
Drop a zinc cent and hear no ring at all.
Other than weighing the two and seeing the slightly heavier weight of a copper cent
the drop test works for me most of the time.
Copper cents weigh atleast 3 grams where the zincs weigh only about 2.5 grams.
PS: The "ring" test also works for telling the difference between the 80% silver and 50% silver 1967 Canadian dimes & quarters.