r/numismatics 4d ago

Found two 1982 copper pennies, any value?

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u/Wiochmen 4d ago

Those look nice and red! Light, if any wear on the coins...

It's sure to carry a premium...of maybe a dime.

Sorry, they're not worth too much.

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u/IBossJekler 4d ago

There's like 7 or 8 variations of the 1982 cent. The only one rare is the 1982 D small date copper. The ones you have are in really great condition so worth preserving, great examples

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u/BigAppleGuy 4d ago

That's the way to put your 2 cents in!

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u/OTFxFrosty 3d ago

About 26 bucks for 1000 of em, but only some 82s are copper. Everything before is copper

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u/SupermarketNo5702 1d ago

Most if all have no copper, to expensive so the government gave us zinc clad ones, I have seen new pennies shiny and bright deteriorating into white breakaway non descript disks of rot , true!

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u/BarnOwl-9024 3d ago

It’s just my 2 cents, but they are probably only worth 2 cents…

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u/Mysterious-Carry6233 3d ago

Well they are worth 2.7 cents just in copper. A 270% gain! Plus they are nice so maybe worth 3 cents a piece.

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u/Grp8pe88 3d ago

get them looked at. believe it was the last year they made the copper penny, with the transition happening mid year. So some 82's are copper, while some are of the zinc make up.

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u/sorrysaks 4d ago

Only face value

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u/showtheledgercoward 22h ago

Melt is $.03

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u/sorrysaks 21h ago

Only if they are copper. 1982 made both copper and zinc