Introduction and My 1982 D Lincoln (small date)

[The Island]

Hi, I'm Mike (The Island) I'm within 1 week of retiring after working for 45 years. Looking forward to meeting new friends and having the time to devote some time to hunting more rolls. Came across CONECA the good old fashioned way - Google. Glad to be part of the group, and hopefully I can contribute.

I've attached photos of my 1982 D Lincoln small date obverse and reverse. Don't know what it weighs but I did notice a die crack on the reverse from the rim between R and I in AMERICA. Can someone help me understand the composition and weight of the rare 1982 D small date.

Thanks and glad to be a member.


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[MintErrors]

Welcome aboard !

As far as retirement, congrats on that. I am not too far away either. I cannot wait. I have a TON of coins and other distractions to keep me busy.

This is a small date. The upper loop of the "8" is significantly smaller than the lower loop and the "2" looks a little more "formal" than most.

As far as weight, that would tell you if it is copper or zinc. There is another way to tell.

Dig through your pocket change and see if you can find a circulated cent from the copper years, and then find a known zinc cent. It's best to practice this on coins that aren't worth a lot of money. What you want to do is find a marble countertop or a floor that has been tiled or is concrete. Take the copper victim and drop it from about 6 to12 inches from the base of the floor or counter. You have to listen for a ringing noise as it bounces to the floor.

If you do the same for the known zinc you should hear a more dull flat sound.

Once you have found a good spot for the test, dropping the 1982 once should tell you quickly whether it is a copper or zinc type.

The only other way is to examine the cent real close to see if the 1982 has any place on it where the strike has broken through the top copper layer and has exposed the zinc under layer.

Your photos are clear, but small. The only spot that might look odd is on the reverse, and near STATES. That area looks like a mild stain of some sort and probably not part of a zinc leak.

Scales are pretty cheap these days. I bought one off of Amazon. It does up to one-hundredth of a gram (x.XX) to correctly weigh a coin. I think mine cost like 10-15 bucks.

[Petespockets55]

Welcome and congrats on the upcoming retirement.

Another way to check the weight is a simple balance beam/teeter-totter setup. A popsicle stick centered on a pencil with a known copper cent on one end and place this one on the other end. If they balance, voila you can retire ... early?

[The Island]

Thanks Mint and Pete..... Alas I got home and weighed my 1982 D small date and it was 2.54 gms....... Still a beautiful coin. Thank you for the kind words and your welcome. It makes a difference. On to the next discovery!!!

Just found a 1951 RPM in my modest collection. Listed on LRC's Top 50, RPM 1 and WRPM 1. Thrilled here.

1951 D Lincoln Cent RPM.jpg

[The Island]

1951 D Lincoln Penny RPM Tight Shot.jpg
Close up.

[MintErrors]

Just so know and understand, the CONECA forum protocols say to list one coin per post. If a moderator comes in here and probably will, they will kindly remind you of the same thing. Just saying.

[The Island]

Thanks for the heads up.

[mustbebob]

As stated, you need to limit your coins to one per post. If you have not read the Forum protocol sticky, please take the time to do so.

https://board.conecaonline.org/forum...orum-protocols

[The Island]

Thank you Bob.