What’s The 1982 Small Date Copper Penny Worth?
The first known 1982-D Small Date copper penny sold for $18,800 at a Stack’s Bowers auction on August 3, 2017 — no joke. A second one was discovered a short while later and sold for $10,800 in an April 25, 2019, Heritage Auctions sale.
Rare 1982-D Small Date Copper Found
While this is an older article, it is worth posting as most of us do not think to consider this variety. While it is not easy to determine a copper vs a zinc, I have found weight to be the easiest.
Copper-alloy cents weigh 3.1 grams and the copper-plated zinc cents weigh 2.5 grams.
In effect, what used to be a seven-coin set of varieties for the 1982 cents has just grown to an eight-coin set. Where there is one, there are usually more so I expect additional reports to come in though I expect the coin to continue to be rare.
The article continues on NumismaticNews.
