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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SouthSide, post: 7362863, member: 118225&quot;]Yep. This is one area where I&#039;m an expert. I have a box filled with 1982 pennies. There are seven varieties. I have every variety minus the 1982 D small date copper. I think my only luck with 1982 pennies is that I have some very nice high grade coins for that year, since I started searching for the known varieties that year. There are a lot of websites that shows the difference between the large and small &quot;D&quot; dates. Once you see the difference it&#039;s easy to look for, not so easy to find. I have hundreds of small date Denver minted pennies, but they all weigh 2.5 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m constantly seeing people advertise large date D pennies as the 1982 D small date and it&#039;s frustrating.&nbsp; If the small date doesn&#039;t have a &quot;D&quot; it&#039;s not the rare variety. Both the Philadelphia and Denver mints produced the large date copper pennies. They are normal. The Philadelphia mint made small date copper cents and it&#039;s normal to find copper ones. Denver minted small date coins that were supposed to be all zinc. But like Thomas said, two copper Denver minted pennies have been found.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been searching for the Denver small date copper cent for years.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as I can tell from the pictures, your pennies are some of the varieties. The &quot;2&quot; has a more rounded shape than the small date.</p><p><br /></p><p>USA coin book has a photo showing the difference. Look at the &quot;2&quot; in comparison. Google the site for images.</p><p><br /></p><p>The small date Denver minted penny must also weigh 3.1 grams for it to be the elusive penny.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both copper and zinc pennies were made that year. 1982 is probably one of the most diverse years for pennies, since it was a transitional year and there are so many varieties. The copper &quot;D&quot; small date penny is one I&#039;d really like to find. With each box of pennies I search, that is one huge goal of mine.</p><p><img src="https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/565/small-cents/lincoln-memorial-cent/1982-D/zinc-small-date/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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