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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 416256, member: 15445&quot;]<b>1982 US cent a mint product?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Hello&nbsp; candytaster21,</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">If the 1982 US cent is a mint product, then it could be one of a few types of error:</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">struck on a dime planchet (clad or silver)</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">struck on a struck dime (clad or silver)</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">struck on an un-plated cent planchet</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">struck on a foreign planchet</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">A very accurate measurement of the coin&#039;s weight (and if possible specific gravity) would help us determine the type of planchet on which it is struck.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Of course, you can easily check &amp; see if there is any evidence of clad on the edge.&nbsp; Also you can accurately measure the diameter with calipers or a micrometer.&nbsp; A cent struck on a cent planchet almost always fills the collar die making the diameter of all US cents very repeatable.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">If the design is running of the edge and the coin did not fill the cent coining chamber, then chances are that the planchet was smaller and/or thinner than a normal cent planchet.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Please post a photo &amp; let us know the weight.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Some US cents have been plated outside of the mint and they are probably worth about 1 cent.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Very best regards,</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89&nbsp; </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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