1982 Pennies worth Money! Large and Small date, which one is more valuable #coins #penny #pennies | Old Money Prices

1982 was the wildest year in Lincoln penny history — and most people have no idea how many valuable varieties exist from that single year. This is the year the U.S. Mint switched from copper to zinc, creating eight total varieties, a proof version, and two major doubled dies that can be worth hundreds of dollars each: • 1982 FS-101 Doubled Die Obverse (DDO) – strong doubling on “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST.” • 1982 FS-1801 Doubled Die Reverse (DDR) – doubling across “ONE CENT” and “E PLURIBUS

Common 1982 penny errors include doubled die errors on either the obverse or reverse lettering, off-center strikes where the design is not properly aligned, and die-related errors like cud or die cracks. Another notable error is the transitional error, specifically the rare 1982-D small date on a copper planchet. Common errors * Doubled die error: A doubling of the lettering on the coin’s surface, sometimes visible on the date, “In God We Trust,” or “E Pluribus Unum”. * Off-center strike: The co