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Hello, I just want to point out that if it was post mint damage then in the gouges you'd see the zinc. Your coin is year 2006 only a thin layer of copper coats the zinc. If that was post mint damage it wouldn't still have the copper coating inside the gouges. And it resembles almost every photo you'll see if you Google "severe mint damage coins " and hit images. Don't listen to people if they that's PMD cause they say that about every damaged coin even though it's obviously not. Nobody takes the time to actually look and evaluate it. |
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KlynnV, if you have an explanation of how this happened during the minting process I would like to hear it.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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KlynnV, think of it like a dent in a car, does the dent always break through the paint? No, it really depends on how the damage was done, if it was pushed in without a scraping action it doesn't necessarily break the surface. Yes, if you search "mint damage coins" you will find many similar pictures, all by people with damaged coins thinking they are errors. There is no real numismtic term "mint damage". Once a coin is struck anything that alters it after is simply damage. The coin in this thread was damaged, plain and simple.
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It is possible that this cent is one of the full copper cents that were made that year and were in the full coin satin sets.
If we were given a weight on this coin 3 years ago, I'm willing to bet that it weighed 3.11 grams.
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Excellent point Dearborn!
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thank you Icutler  |
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Welcome Curious One, Excellent Observation John ... Appears to be a Copper Alloy Cent planchet, Not a Copper- Plated Zinc meltaway Cent. I am with You !! Thanks for Sharing. |
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 to the Community, KlynnV! |
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It is possible that this cent is one of the full copper cents that were made that year and were in the full coin satin sets. The 2006 Satin One Cents were struck on standard zinc-core copper plated planchets, and should weigh 2.5 grams. 2009 Mint Sets do have the 95% copper one cents. |
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Thanks Tacc, I knew it was one or the other..
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YW  |
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I do not understand this later conversation, this is just a damaged normal copper plated zinc cent. The majority of the coin has just been smudged, sideways, not removing the copper plating. Even with the pics we have to work with you can see the zinc rot at the top of the obverse....  -makecents-
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So many good points above about why the original cent suffered from PSD. (Post Strike Damage) Thanks for straightening that out TACC. I thought I was losing my mind (again), because I thought those copper ones were in 2009. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Thanks for straightening that out TACC. The only reason I caught that was because I purchased the 2009 mint set just to have it, not realizing that the one cents were the original 95% copper planchet versions. Didn't figure it out till 2 years ago.  We always tend to remember our Faux Pas.. Edited by Tacc
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