Thanks everyone.
I am familiar with the term "key date", and certainly with the term "common date". I also know generally how to determine on my own what coins...
Just to be clear, when I say zinc plated, I mean zinc plated with copper.
One way to tell the zinc plated cents from the copper cents is to look at the cent under a loupe and a good light. The zinc plated cents tend to...
I find the 8 to be the easiest marker for the small date 1982 cents. The upper loop on the 8 is much smaller than the bottom loop on a small date...
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