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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 3068961, member: 4910&quot;]I received this 1982-D Lincoln cent in change a couple of days ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>I save the copper Lincoln cents and know that in 1982 the US mints made both copper and zinc cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>The copper cents are supposed to weigh 3.11 grams and the zinc cents 2.50 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one weighs 3.02 grams:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_unitedstates_c01_1982d_wt302.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>United States Lincoln cent 1982-D</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is discolored but doesn&#039;t look damaged or even much circulated.</p><p><br /></p><p>To check my scale I weighed several pre-1980 cents and always got 3.11 or 3.12 grams. I also weighed some other coins and they showed correct weights.</p><p><br /></p><p>One explanation is that the &quot;correct&quot; weight of 3.11 grams is an average and that these cents can weigh from 2.98 grams to 3.30 grams. However I can not find an &quot;official&quot; statement of this mint tolerance.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did find a 1982-D 3.01 gram cent on Ebay which sold for $4.00 so these underweight cents do exist.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have an explanation for the low weight?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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