1982 D Sm. date or Lg date?? Please help

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Looks to be a copper large date.

 

I have a few more would you mind helping me with those too?

 

I have these

 

This site should be helpful.http://www.lincolncentresource.com/smalldates/1982.html

Both large.

 

The chance of it being a small date is about the same as chances of being hit by lightening 4 times in one year, although youtube videos make it seem like it is in your change. No offense intended, Jim

 

Thanks but I still get confused because they are all different

 

Lol im just new to this and if they are all large date why are they all different ?

 

Hi
Welcome to ct!

Imho, no two grains of sand are exactly alike.
please check out the link that @alurid suggested. It has a lot of great information needed to find all the different varieties.

The “Big whopper “that everyone wants to find is the small date copper that weighs 3.1grams.
You will need a scale to weigh and find out. Good luck

 

Welcome to CT.

 

I did weigh them they are copper it's just hard for me to distinguish between the small and the large I can see the 2 in the date of the coins I placed on here are different from each other so I will have to study more lol

 

Some folks use the distance between the edge and the 2 to tell the difference.

 

photos from lincolncentresource.com

If the '2' is indecisive, look at the '8' , many call the small date 8 "snowman 8" as the top ring is much smaller than the bottom , whereas in the large date they are more similar. You can place the edge of a index card on the outside of a small date top circle and it will fall on the inner curve of the bottom ring, whereas in the large date the outside edge of the top ring falls in the middle or the bottom ring. The 2 is more distinctive, but both should be usable. Also as mentioned above, the base of the 2 is closer to the rim on a large date. Jim

 

Well how do they tell by the distance the 2 is from the edge?

 

Thank you so my next question 1982 pennies there are a lot of different ones though right? Cause even if they are large date they look different from each other am I wrong?

 

Imho, correct.
There are 8 known varieties

• 1982 brass large date
• 1982 brass small date
• 1982 zinc large date
• 1982 zinc small date
• 1982-D brass large date
• 1982-D zinc large date
• 1982-D zinc small date
• 1982-D small date copper

 

Okay so then on top of there being 8 there can be error coins Correct? So much to learn.

 

How do I tell if my 1oz Credit Suisse gold bar is real?

 

Good morning @Fajardo87 That’s quite a step from US cents in circulation to a gold bar. You should post addl items with a new thread in the appropriate forum to get the most and best answers. Try a repost in Coin Chat or Bullion Investing for your bar. And we always like pictures, both sides and in focus. Welcome to the fun. Larry