Copper Plated Zinc Penny Depicted above is the 97.5% zinc composite 1982 D Small Date Lincoln Memorial Cent (Penny). USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1982-D Lincoln Memorial Penny (Zinc – Small Date Variety) is Worth $0.32 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition.

Which 1982 Penny Is Worth The Most? The most valuable 1982 penny is a transitional error caused by the move from 95% copper to 99.2% zinc composition. It’s the 1982-D “small date” Lincoln Memorial cent made from copper.

USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1982 Lincoln Memorial Penny (Copper – Large Date Variety) is Worth $0.38 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition.

You’ve got to check the alignment of the tops of each numeral in the date to see if you’ve got a small date or large date penny: On a 1982-D Large Date penny, the tops of the “9” and “8” in the “1982” date will appear higher than the “1” and the “2”

In addition to die varieties, Daughtrey says some ordinary specimens of the seven main 1982 pennies are worth much more than face value alone. The copper small-date cents are also tough, but they’re not worth as much.” He says rolls of all the other 1982 cent varieties are worth $2-4 in uncirculated grades.

The rising price of copper has made it so that the metal content of pre-1982 one-cent pieces is now worth more than the one cent the coin represents, falling somewhere around 1.2 cents. You need roughly 155 of the pre-1982 coins to make a pound of copper.

CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1985 D Lincoln Penny value at an average of 1 cent, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $5.

CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1969 D Lincoln Penny value at an average of 1 cent, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $12.

This Philadelphia-minted coin is best identified by the prominent doubling of the letters “In God We Trust” along the top of the coin and the doubling of the word “Liberty” on the left side. In addition: The 1972 date is also doubled on this penny as well as depicted in the example image above.