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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3102763, member: 78298"]In 1982 they transitioned from copper to zinc. Towards the end of the year.</p><p>The zinc weigh 2.5 grams and the copper 3.1.</p><p>They made 17 billion cents that year (most in Philadelphia), most are copper and most are large dates.</p><p>In Denver they didn't make any copper small dates. (There is one known.) They switched to zinc.</p><p>But they made a ton of copper large dates, a ton of zinc large dates and a ton of zinc small dates.</p><p>So you have a copper 1982-D large date.</p><p>Philly has 4 varieties 1982 small date copper, 1982 small date zinc,</p><p>1982 large date copper, 1982 large date zinc.</p><p>Denver only made 3 varieties and the 1 known Matrix anomaly coin.</p><p>If your coin really is a small date, it's probably zinc. If you think you have the 2nd 1982-D small date copper, then good for you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3102763, member: 78298"]In 1982 they transitioned from copper to zinc. Towards the end of the year. The zinc weigh 2.5 grams and the copper 3.1. They made 17 billion cents that year (most in Philadelphia), most are copper and most are large dates. In Denver they didn't make any copper small dates. (There is one known.) They switched to zinc. But they made a ton of copper large dates, a ton of zinc large dates and a ton of zinc small dates. So you have a copper 1982-D large date. Philly has 4 varieties 1982 small date copper, 1982 small date zinc, 1982 large date copper, 1982 large date zinc. Denver only made 3 varieties and the 1 known Matrix anomaly coin. If your coin really is a small date, it's probably zinc. If you think you have the 2nd 1982-D small date copper, then good for you.[/QUOTE]
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