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<p>[QUOTE="Lincoln Cents, post: 1312446, member: 31939"]A cent from 1802 would be larger than a cent today, it would be near 27ish mm (if you are wondering why, a cent was worth more in the 1800's, so the were larger), and you are right, if it were minted in 1802, it would definitely become more valuable. Your coin was minted in 1982 at the Denver mint. It appears that your cent has is "road kill" (as in that it ended up on the road and was run over by a car). Rocks in the road put a scratch in the date that made the 8 look like a 0. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is extremely unlikely (I would say impossible) that a Lincoln cent were minted in 1902, but if it were, it would be considered a pattern. Pattern coins are samples of the design before the coin was produced. Your coin could not be a pattern because it has the memorial reverse (back), and a pattern would have the wheat reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lincoln Cents, post: 1312446, member: 31939"]A cent from 1802 would be larger than a cent today, it would be near 27ish mm (if you are wondering why, a cent was worth more in the 1800's, so the were larger), and you are right, if it were minted in 1802, it would definitely become more valuable. Your coin was minted in 1982 at the Denver mint. It appears that your cent has is "road kill" (as in that it ended up on the road and was run over by a car). Rocks in the road put a scratch in the date that made the 8 look like a 0. It is extremely unlikely (I would say impossible) that a Lincoln cent were minted in 1902, but if it were, it would be considered a pattern. Pattern coins are samples of the design before the coin was produced. Your coin could not be a pattern because it has the memorial reverse (back), and a pattern would have the wheat reverse.[/QUOTE]
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