How much is a 1982 penny worth today?

The 1982 copper penny with no mint mark and the small date is worth around $0.50 in uncirculated condition with an MS 65 grade. The 1982 D copper penny is worth around $0.30 in uncirculated condition with an MS 65 grade.

Is a 1982 penny rare?

Only one has been discovered so far, but relatively few people take time to really search their 1982 pennies, too. The average circulated 1982 penny is worth 2 cents or less — so most people don’t think of these old pennies as having much value.

How do I know if my 1982 penny is copper?

If your Lincoln Memorial penny has a date before 1982, it is made of 95% copper. If the date is 1983 or later, it is made of 97.5% zinc and plated with a thin copper coating. For pennies dated 1982, when both copper and zinc cents were made, and best way to determine their composition is to weigh them.

How do you tell if a 1982 penny is copper or zinc?

How do I know if my 1982 penny is worth money?

The 1982 obverse doubled die copper large date penny is also valuable, but it’s worth considerably less than the small date zinc double die. A piece of the other 1982 penny varieties in uncirculated grade is worth $2 to $4.

How can you tell the difference between 1982 pennies?

How much is a 1982 D copper penny worth?

CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1982 D Lincoln Penny value at an average of 1 cent, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $6.

What kind of copper is a 1982 Penny made of?

Remember, all cents before 1982 are solid copper and cents after 1982 are copper-coated zinc. Cents of 1982 are the only ones in question. First of all, 1982 cents can be Philadelphia mint (no mintmark) or Denver mint (D mintmark). Secondly, 1982 cents can be a large date or a small date. One of the best ways to distinguish is to look at…

What’s the date on a 1982 Lincoln Memorial Penny?

Depicted above is the 95% copper composite 1982 Small Date Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny). The Mint produced two major varieties of the 1982 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny). One had a large date and the other had a small date.

How many pennies were in circulation in 1982?

Lincoln cent collectors have a special challenge in building a set of 1982 pennies. While there are usually just 2 or 3 different cents to be collected during each of most years of the Lincoln cent series, there were 7 different regular-issue circulation-strike pennies made in 1982:

What are the different types of 1982 Lincoln cents?

The metallic composition and obverse master hub changes ultimately led to the creation of seven different types of 1982 business-strike Lincoln cents, including: 1 1982 brass large date 2 1982 brass small date 3 1982 zinc large date 4 1982 zinc small date 5 1982-D brass large date 6 1982-D zinc large date 7 1982-D zinc small date