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Silverguy23
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/21/2010 : 19:59:18
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I sorted 3 $25 boxes of cents. ended up with allot of 82's about 200. I did not keep exact stats but it seamed that about 85 percent were copper and of the copper another 85% were large date. Is this typical? I was thinking it would be closer to 50/50 copper and zinc...
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aloneibreak
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2010 : 20:01:16
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nope. 85% seems pretty standard. both coppers and large dates.
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Silverguy23
Penny Sorter Member
USA
62 Posts |
Posted - 02/21/2010 : 20:08:38
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| Ok. Thanks aloneibreak. I wanted to make up some sets of the 7 types of 1982 cents. I sort maily for Wheat Cents. I think the Wheat Cent is one of the best looking US Coins. Second is the 1964 Kennedy Half. Then I keep all the copper of course. |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 02/21/2010 : 21:01:15
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| I get about 75/25 in favor of copper. Need to see how many of each type was minted. |
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fasteddy
Penny Collector Member
USA
298 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 16:12:06
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| the metal content changed in October so 85/15 is close..so does anyone save their nice zinc 82's, they were only made for three months....I return 'em so someone else can save them. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 17:48:17
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it was late October 1982 when it changed, I've never been able to find mintage figure per alloy, but if they produced the same amount per day it would be about 81 - 83%. Definitely worth getting a mini-gram scale for checking. (drop testing would drive me nuts, and it can't be very fast)  |
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cecropia_moth
Penny Pincher Member
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 18:02:04
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Joe -
Since we are in the same state I can weigh in on the 1982's for you (we probably get similar results). I let about 2,500 - 1982's accumulate and then tested them for weight with my gram scale. I came up with approximately 72% Cu and 28% Zn on my 1982's. The toughest of the 7 - 1982 varieties to find in my opinion is the 1982 Philadelphia small date Cu. I have relatively few of this variety. I figure that coin for me is about 1 out of every 2,000 cents sorted. Do the rest of you guys agree with me that this variety of the 82's is the scarcest???
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biglouddrunk
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 02/22/2010 : 18:05:32
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| I wonder if our activity could possible have an effect on the 1982 percentage? Is the zinc % going up? |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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jacer333
Penny Pincher Member
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 19:25:28
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| t is about spot on with my 1982 split. I was surprised so many were copper but it does make sense with the Oct. change... |
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Gumby_5
Penny Sorter Member
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 22:32:08
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| I do not weigh my 82's I use the flip in the air method and I would guess that maybe 1-50 are duds. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 22:40:59
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| the other reason that there are more copper 82's is that the zinc coins do not last as long. Any zincs left outside or in a harsh environment would be destroyed. |
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ZigMeister
Penny Pincher Member
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 23:21:44
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| I have found around 75% of the 82's to be Cu but suspect that the % will continue to drop as Cu are pulled from circulation. As far as the small date goes, I too have felt that the Cu P date to be the toughest to find although I recently read an article that said the small date P Zinc was the toughest. |
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Mikep2020
Penny Collector Member
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2010 : 07:20:29
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Originally posted by ZigMeister
I too have felt that the Cu P date to be the toughest to find although I recently read an article that said the small date P Zinc was the toughest.
It really depends on the area, in my neck of the woods (eastern MA), Small and Large date P-mint Zincs are plentiful, even a few BU specimens per box, but Large date D mint zincs are extremely rare, haven't even put together a roll of these yet in over a year of sorting.
Also, my copper to zinc percentages for 1982 are the exact opposite from everywhere else, 70% zinc, 30% Cu is my consistant average. |
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ZigMeister
Penny Pincher Member
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2010 : 10:29:19
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Originally posted by Gumby_5
I do not weigh my 82's I use the flip in the air method and I would guess that maybe 1-50 are duds.
I used to use my scale to weigh the 82's...took to much time not to mention using up the batteries.
At our local coin show, one dealer had a wooden tongue depressor scale that I bought for a buck. Now checking for Cu goes very fast. |
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stayfrosty
New Member
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Posted - 03/16/2010 : 20:30:07
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I just did a flip test on a bag of 82's I had been holding and found about 90% copper.
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SANITARIUM_INMATE
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 03/17/2010 : 22:42:57
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| i have asked the question before if keeping the low percentage of zinc 82's. the answers i got here stunned me. apparently there are almost the same amount of zinc as there are coppers, or very close. the only reason to keep a zinc 82 would be if you had it graded and it came back as a high ms grade worth more than you grading fees. This is highly unlikely being it is found in rolls of circulated coins. I just keep my scale next to me and push the 82's to the side and when i get a nice pile i take about 10 minutes and weigh them and dump the zincs. |
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Aristobolus
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 03/18/2010 : 11:04:59
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Originally posted by Mikep2020
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Originally posted by ZigMeister
I too have felt that the Cu P date to be the toughest to find although I recently read an article that said the small date P Zinc was the toughest.
It really depends on the area, in my neck of the woods (eastern MA), Small and Large date P-mint Zincs are plentiful, even a few BU specimens per box, but Large date D mint zincs are extremely rare, haven't even put together a roll of these yet in over a year of sorting.
This isn't the first time recently that you folks have demonstrated that all politics are local!
Also, my copper to zinc percentages for 1982 are the exact opposite from everywhere else, 70% zinc, 30% Cu is my consistant average.
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Deathsled11
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 03/18/2010 : 15:12:40
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Ive got a little digital scale I use to measure the zincs from the copper ones. My percentage is about 80+ % copper. Central Texas.
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AgCollector
Penny Collector Member
USA
266 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2010 : 15:35:51
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| I actually only get about 30-40% copper 1982's out of all of them- must be something particular to Maine. |
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