The 1982 penny varieties involve the so-called” Large Date” and “Small Date” die modifications and the two different types of planchets, or blank coin, used that year, solid copper-alloy ...

Check Your Pockets Before You Use This 2004 Coin The penny in question is the 1982-D Small Date Copper Alloy Lincoln Cent, which sold at auction in 2016 for $18,800, according to Numismatic News.