Info on 1983-D Penny

[John201691]

Hey guys, i am new to the forum and coin collecting. I am from Canada and as you all know canada stopped production of the canadian penny and i was searching through a pile i had for quite some time and came across this 1983-D Lincoln penny among some other interesting finds and a quick google search brought me to the conclusion that it could be rare.

To start off when i say i collect i really just like the looks of some coins so i just put them away, i haven't actually looked into values/grades ect until now. In the pictures i provided i was just wondering if you guys thought this is something i should be looking into? I did weigh it on a scale and it says 3g right on the dot, the current scale i have only weighs 1g+ and not .1g so i have no real way to test it until i can get a proper scale. Further more i just thought it was a pretty cool find none the less, for me anyways. I should also add that in the pictures the color on the front and back look different but this is only due to me using a magnifying glass with a light behind it. I will post better pictures in the natural light once i get a chance.

To my understanding this coin (to be deemed valuable) should weigh 3.11g but since i do not have the right scale it could just be 2.5g but rounding it to 3g.

[Paul]

:welcome:

Decent scales are relatively cheap nowadays.

[John201691]

Thank you, I plan on purchasing a set just like those along with a microscope but im not sure what type i want yet, i was looking at the LCD screen microscopes that are going for fairly cheap on ebay but im not too sure yet.

[mhonzell]

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[PetesPockets55]

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The information in the link is sooooo true.

[Paul]

Nailed it!

[Daniel]

You can't round 2.5 grams to 3.0 or 2.9 since 2.5 grams is what a 1983 cent is supposed to weight.

[John201691]

Just a quick update/question, still haven't gotten my scale yet in the mail but i did receive my USB microscope ($25 on ebay) and upon inspecting my pennies i noticed that on this 1983-D Lincoln looks to have an extra ear lobe? i compared it to a 1984 and a 1982 and what im seeing is not on either of them. So im not quite sure if this is PMD or possibly a double eared? the picture is in black and white and the coin is not that dark, i just got rid of the color in the photo so you can see what im talking about without any light glare.

[Paul]

... This is not a "double die", but is considered to be a "striking anomaly".

[John201691]

... This is not a "double die", but is considered to be a "striking anomaly".

thank you for the info PALH1, is this something that would be considered common? im assuming it would not have a premium on it but it looks cool anyways the more i look at it.

[Daniel]

Looks like a well placed contact mark. All doubled ear cents are doubled die and they're called varieties. Here's my video on how to ID varieties.

[BBvideo=560,315]https://youtu.be/5BQnctJdOFA[/BBvideo]

[PetesPockets55]

Congrats on the scope and definitely get the scale.

From what I can see, the bubbles and blisters on your coin lead me to believe it is a copper plated zinc cent. NOT solid copper.
They are visible under the chin and what is causing the anomaly around & under the Y in LIBERTY.

[Paul]

... This is not a "double die", but is considered to be a "striking anomaly".

thank you for the info PALH1, is this something that would be considered common? im assuming it would not have a premium on it but it looks cool anyways the more i look at it.

Sorry, no premium here. Just face value.