1982-D Lincoln Memorial Cent (small cents)

**This was the last year that the high content copper coins were minted. These coins and those minted prior to 1982 are worth several times more than their face value in just copper metal content.**

The 1982 Penny Error

On January 7, 1982, the first zinc-based Lincoln pennies were made at the West Point Mint. These pennies do not have mintmarks like the other 1,587,245 business-strike zinc pennies, which were produced at the San Francisco Mint on the same year.

On the other hand, the Denver Mint didn't strike the zinc-based pennies until the 21st of October - more than a month after the United States Mint created a new obverse hub, which ended in a small-size date.

The metallic formation and obverse hub changes resulted in the creation of the 7 different 1982 Lincoln penny varieties.

Plus, the 1982S-proof Lincoln penny struck in brass and a large date on it. Coin collectors therefore have 8 basic 1982 Lincoln Memorial pennies to chase after.