1982 D small date

[Yeyo]

Found this coin roll hunting. You guys think it’s worth getting it certified?

 

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[Zakon Krzyżacki]

Yep, that's a SD 82-D.
Either overweight or your scale is off.
That is a zinc coin.
You can see the plating blisters around the date.
You want the copper version.
Finding one would be like finding a specific needle in a stack of needles.
It is worth one cent.

 

[galenrog]

I have found Zinclons weighing as much as 3.5 grams, and as little as 2.0 grams. Most of high and low weight are from ‘82-‘85.

Time for more coffee.

 

[Yeyo]

Yep, that's a SD 82-D.
Either overweight or your scale is off.
That is a zinc coin.
You can see the plating blisters around the date.
You want the copper version.
Finding one would be like finding a specific needle in a stack of needles.
It is worth one cent.

Well thanks for your input. I didn’t know about what u told me (the blisters) learn something everyday. Thx

 

[Zakon Krzyżacki]

Well thanks for your input. I didn’t know about what u told me (the blisters) learn something everyday. Thx

In 1982 the US Mint was switching from 95% copper to a copper coated zinc core cent.
During the plating process, dust and other stuff sometimes wouldn't be rinsed off completely from the blank.
That debris causes an aur pocket trapped under the plating and creates that bubble like surface.
It was a big problem up through the mid 80's.
You'll often be told to poke the bubble with a toothpick.
Those will deflate lol
Then the core is exposed to oxygen and the zinc begins to rot away.

 

[Zakon Krzyżacki]

I have found Zinclons weighing as much as 3.5 grams, and as little as 2.0 grams. Most of high and low weight are from ‘82-‘85.

Time for more coffee.

A full gram overweight zincoln ?
That sucker would have made me jump if it just happened to be an 82'-D SD lol