One of the more interesting plating bubble defects I've seen in a while. If I got it in change, I would probably save it, but with the understanding that plating bubbles are generally not worth a premium and it will always be worth near face value.
Going through my metal detecting pennies from this AM, and I see an 82-D small date. So I weigh it and it says 3.1. And I am like WTF? But then of course on closer examination it was a large date.
To Michael Anderson, the 1982 zinc cent or penny is a variety. The value of the coin is what grade it commands after being graded.
1982 produced 17 billion cent coins. Only the small date of the highest condition are going to be worth anything. There are exceptions. The 1982-S. The 1982-D small date in very high grades, the super rare 1982-D on copper planchet.
Zinc plated cents are often in miserable shape. Not sure if mint has QC dept. Or just lower standards when it comes to cents. What do others think. Chime in CT'ers
