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Message:: [QUOTE="GTeachman, post: 3014407, member: 93430"]I'm still very much a newbie to the details in coin collecting.  I know that Lincoln pennies were copper up until sometime in 1982.  So, I've been saving those for years.  I recently bought a Whitman penny folder for late in the last century.  I noticed that there were 7 spaces for 1982 pennies.  I could understand four (Cu and Zn), I didn't know there was large and small dates.  I do know about the 1960 LD and SD, but I have a lot of trouble iding which is which.  But, the 82 LD and SD are very obvious.  But, I didn't know until I starting watching Coin Talk, thanks a bunch! I also know there is some discussion about stopping penny production altogether and doing away with them.  When I was working for the US Army I noticed that at least the overseas PXes didn't use pennies.  I never thought I was being shortchanged nor was I short changing the PX.  Like most folks, I just pull the pennies from my change and work with the larger values.  But, this got me to thinking that since it will be inevitable, in MHO, that pennies will be going away and billions will be melted down for copper.  Anything after sometime in 1982 will obviously not have melt value.  So, the end of the copper run is 1981.  I was wondering if it is worth saving 1981s as the last or will the Cu 82s (not 1982-S) be worth more as the last run?  Sorry to be so long-winded. GT[/QUOTE]