Question about 1982 Lincoln Cents

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Excellent. Your willingness to let us know that says a lot about the goodness of your character. Numismatics is a hobby of knowledge, though, so you will have to work very hard to keep track of things. I will not forget this, and will be more patient with your questions in the future.

 

Thank you

 

Mr. Super Dave may I ask how old you are?

 

I commend you son, as you have a sense of humor and a grasp of usage/grammar/diction that almost had me falling out of my chair in hysterics. So often I hear someone ask another "can I ask", rather than properly "may I ask", where I just bite my tongue. Often I've seen on this site and others, people being corrected for improper spelling and use of words, but never have I seen complements for proper usage, to the contrary, individuals are criticized for others lack of comprehension.

Before your age, in the parochial school I attended, I was teased/known as the "Dick of Diction", upon praising others for proper English usage, you are now to be a member of that proud minor group.

Thanks for joining our group, and asking that question after being asked same earlier because lack of "understanding". You made my day!!

Richard

 

There may be some delay. He counted on his fingers, then took off his shoes and counted on his toes, and now is out grabbing people on the street to get more fingers and toes to count on.

(Apologies - I was bad ...)

 

I'm 57. And although it's nice of you to use the term "Mr." when you address someone, in the online forum environment it's not necessary to do that and still be polite. You can call members by their "nick" as if it was their real name, and I answer to "Dave" also.

 

Awesome

 

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Four different designs, two different compositions, three different mints.

Philadelphia made the four designs in copper plated zinc for circulation and the four designs in copper for the mint sets
Denver made the four designs in in copper plated zinc for circulation and the four designs in copper for mint sets
San Francisco made the four designs in copper for proof sets.

That give you 8 varieties for Philadelphia, 8 for Denver and 4 for San Francisco, total 20 different varieties.

Not sure I can make it any clearer.

 

I understand thank you

 

Back in 1982 made a pile of 'give-away' Lincoln cent scales out of popsicle sticks. I glued a known copper cent (pre-'82) on one end of the stick. I then placed the stick so the empty end was hanging over the edge of a table. I then placed another known copper on the empty end and moved the stick to the point where this second cent would cause the stick to topple off the table. I then drew a line on the stick where the table edge would be when the topple would occur. So then, anytime, you could set up the stick on a table top with the empty end hanging off the table and the line drawn on the stick at the table edge. When you put a zinc coin on the end of the stick, the stick would just sit there. When you put a copper coin on the end, it would topple. I must have made a hundred of these back then. Of course, back then, a digital scale cost a fortune, unlike today.
Excuse me if this has already come up as I didn't read this whole thread.
Paul

 

You can buy a coin scale on the internet. Not too expensive. It must weigh in grams and must have 3 zeros to the right of the decimal point. Don't remember what that is called. As was noted above...copper is around 3.11 grams and zinc is around 2.5 grams.

 

awesome

 

Hello, and welcome to Coin Talk, please be aware that there's a lot of very nice, helpful folks here, but there are some who are not. Please be aware of that.

John.

 

ok

 

Welcome to CT...I am 71 and we have some members who are over 90.

 

SPECTACULAR!!!

 

You'd better be careful. Your "SPECTACULAR!!!" post may awaken some "old timers". They might inquire "may I ask your age young lady, and do you come here often?" LOL

 

what kind of coin weighing scale is the best

 

I'm 29 & small change at heart...my Son on the other hand sez that was then this is now Mom...still 29 but big bucks now!! Stinker that he is