If it makes you feel any better...I sorted out a bunch of the 82 series to establish a roll for each mm/metal. Made the rolls...dumped the rest....
You are looking for 3.1g. That's the proper configuration for the Small Date zinc 1982D.
How big is the jar? They may also be trying to sell the 'copper' for the equivalent of melt (not sure what that is at the moment). Curious...
It's a DDR. One way to make a quick decision is to look at the dot between the E P U. It's elongated which happens when the die is doubled....
Probably cents dated 1982 and prior. In 1982, the production switched over to the zinc/copper clad cents.
It's a start!
Yes, I stand with my first assessment. Not a dot cent. Keith - Most of us got more out of the full obverse photo than those super magnified...
I'm on the fence too. A full shot of the obverse with diffused lighting would help. As would a better shot of Liberty and the date. It appears...
Thought: if those are incuse the 'pit' may be the result of rust on the die face.
I laughed a little when I read your post; I responded to my kids sometimes with "Nada. Nunca. Niet." I used to think that was rather unique until...
Billions upon billions produced. It's going to happen.
No - nunca, nada? :-)
Now that's a rare...fun...find!! Maybe it was a liberated coin...or two in your case.
In the 50s, they ran the dies to their limits, so you'll tend to find many chips, breaks, cracks and washout due to die deterioration. This looks...
A few thoughts: As @furham suggests, you can use this as a temporary filler and upgrade it when you find a better one (this is true for any...
We are having fun looking at all your finds. Quite the bonanza in this CRH event of yours. Happy to pass along a little bit of information where...
Agree with our fellow enthusiasts. Just damaged after a long life of service. Actually, this tends to be somewhat common on the oldest cents you...
I believe that what causes the discoloration to the coin is the out gassing/leaching of the plasticizers in PVC. To make PVC as flexible,...
I agree with Sparky. There may come a time when you decide to thin out the collection...especially when it starts to take up too much space, but...
It looks like MD to me too. Not unheard of with proofs...but less so as you can imagine. But glad you are upright and able. Happy New Year!!
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