l.cutler

Yes, new picture is a bit better, definitely a small date.

Welcome to the forum. Picture is very blurry but looks like a large date.

Just post some pictures when you can, even cell phone pictures are fine.

Show us some pictures to make your case. Without pictures, all we can say for sure is that you are unhappy with the results and can only assume that NGC is correct. Please, show us something to back up your claim.

The first 1982 D small date copper was found in 2016, the second in 2019. I have to admit the possibility of more in some change jar that has been accumulating for years, I've got a jug of change that has been gathering for at least 20 years. I guess there's nothing wrong with looking as long as the person doing so knows the odds, and it's for the thrill of the hunt, not to get rich quick. If I was going to search, which I'm not, the route I'd take would be to hit people up for their old accumulations.

The notes notes are definitely replicas. The stiff parchment like paper is the first giveaway.

Collecting state quarters is an excellent way to begin collecting. All different designs, three different mints, silver proofs. I wouldn't even think about getting any graded at this point, just collect what you like and have fun!

Heat caused the outer clad layer to bubble and separate. The degree of discoloring depends on a lot of factors, also, any discoloring may have since wore off.

Fascinating, thanks for sharing.

You are in the right place, there are some very knowledgeable and helpful members. Best bet is to just ignore the rare poster who offers nothing but criticism. Welcome, and keep posting and learning.

Welcome to the forum. Looks like circulation flattening to me, even if the D was originally filled that wouldn't be an error. It is a common occurrence for the center of the mintmark to break as the dies wear, this leaves a filled mintmark on coins struck from the die.

I believe there are places that pay slightly more than face value for dateless nickels to make jewelry out of them, but numismatically, no value over face.

Looks to be severe environmental damage, it probably spent time buried in the ground.

Welcome to the forum. Your scale is useless for weighing coins. It will round to the nearest whole gram, a normal copper coated zinc cent weights 2.5, so if this one weighs 2.51 it will round up to 3. You need a scale that will read to at least hundredths of a gram. This coin has the look of a normal copper coated zinc cent.

Those are both large dates. Pictures just aren't clear enough to see any doubling.