The majority I get are copper too. I seem to average roughly 65 per $25 box that are 1982 coppers and maybe about 25-30 are zincs. Unfortunately I didnt see any mintage figures listed in the Redbook so maybe the mint didnt publish the figures when the change was made.
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
I think I read somewhere a long time ago that they switched about half way through the year and it was roughly 50/50. Results from members here that have done some pretty large samples have yielded 75-80%. Could just be a survivability thing. We all know copper pennies are built better than zinc pennies.
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available.
I just processed about $15 worth of 1982's I got from a guy....they were 80% copper. I remember hearing the mint made the change around late October 1982....and my samples support this.....
Just Curious?
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Posted - 03/30/2008 : 00:20:47
