1982-D Large Date Zinc Lincoln cent - GEM BU

Not only did the Mint decide to change the composition of the cent this year from a mostly copper brass composition to a pure core of zinc plated in copper, but they also cleaned up the design and changed from a large date design with thick, bulging letters to a smaller and sharper design. This splits one of the larger mintage years of Lincoln cents in history into seven different total issues. Of those issues, this one was the most common, however condition tends to be an issue because of storage and a lack of preservation.

Due to rather extreme issues managing to mint these coins without gas bubbles and tarnishing, finding these coins in GEM condition is a true challenge. Often the poor quality of this issue lends to black carbon spotting and color changes. Because they are difficult to locate in GEM condition, the price for these is a little higher, but still well worth saving the headache of trying to hunt for one.

This item is a general stock item, meaning we stock a quantity of these items that all have very similar appearance. For that reason, the images you see of this item are representative of the quality of coin you will receive, but is NOT the actual coin you will receive when ordering this item.