1982 Small Date Penny

So I've finally found a 1982 small date penny. The curve in the two, how much further from border it is, the smaller eight, the W is more defined as is Liberty. What do y'all think?

 

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I think you got it. Is it the zinc or the bronze? The zinc is 2.5g, and is the scarcer; the bronze weighs less.

 

The bronze weighs 3.1 grams ....
It's also worth the most ...
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/19...he-difference-between-copper-or-brass.299631/

 

That's right. But worth most? Lol. Like 2 cents compared to 1? Really. The bronzes are bubbly and harder finds in the higher grades, thus maybe there they can be said to be worth more. There are seven varieties, actually. And really, all things considered, none are worth any more than the others.

 

Not really .
Here's an image from Pcgs .
No bubbles .

 

That's why they're worth more in those higher grades. They're harder to find like that.

 

I wonder how they tell the difference between, copper Or bronze ?

 

There are zincs that have real nice surfaces, but they don't even compare to the copper at auction.

 

Here's a nice one I found yesterday ( copper or bronze ) .

 

http://m.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/3045
At the bottom of the page gives the metal content, and therefore reason for calling them Bronze.

 

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http://m.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Grade/146030/66 Zinc small date

http://m.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Grade/146020/66 Bronze small date

 

Rick, bronze is mostly copper. At any rate, there are just bronze and zinc-core cents. When we say "copper," technically we mean, 95% copper, 5% tin, or, in other words, "bronze." Here are the big brains at NGC on these:

https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/803/.

 

So after reading the info, it looks like Ngc, calls all the small date
( 3.1 grams ) bronze ?

• 1982 Large Date Bronze
• 1982 Small Date Bronze
• 1982-D Large Date Bronze
• 1982 Large Date Zinc
• 1982 Small Date Zinc
• 1982-D Large Date Zinc
• 1982-D Small Date Zinc

 

I'll have to look back and see. Meanwhile, is that what you found there? I recall they said the bronze ones weigh around 20% more than the zinc ones.

 

Hows this look for a new DDR

 

Except copper and zinc is Brass not Bronze. Has to contain tin to be Bronze.

 

This stuff drive me crazy, but I love it ...

 

Well heck I thought I had the copper and the zinc down, now I'm back to my first week I'm confused as heck. LOL

 

Now you need the small date d