Can anyone tell me if this is a small date or a large date cent please? Trying to learn how to tell a large date from a small date cent with the 1982 d cents. Any info is helpful please and thank you.
Welcome to CT!!!! Your coin looks to be a large date. This should help ya out some. http://lincolncentresource.com/smalldates/1982.html
Are you searching for a 1982 D Small Date? It has to be made of copper and weigh 3.11 grams give or take a few grams.. Only 2 have ever been discovered and attributed. First one - https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/rare-1982-d-small-date-copper-found Second one - https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/second-1982-d-small-date-copper-alloy-lincoln-cent-discovered Good luck finding a third example. You will drive youself nuts trying to do so.
When I started collecting and wanting to learn more about coins and currency I was trying to look for the 1982 d small date and I quickly learned that I would drive myself crazy looking for it lol. I'm trying to learn the different types and varieties and things now. So that I could tell the differences between coins when I look at them so that way I'm not searching the web and books with every coin I come across lol. It's easier and saves alot of time when u already know those types of thing right when u see it. It's all just very interesting to me and I want to learn as much as I can about coins and such... Sure would be real nice to find that third one though...