1982 7 Varieties Lincoln Set

In 1982, the U.S.Mint made 7 varieties of cents. The make-up of the cents was changed from 95% copper, 0.5% zinc to 99.2% zinc, 0.8% copper, with a plating of pure copper. In the process, the mint also made new dies to mint the cents. The new dies were of the smaller variety than the old dies.