1983 Lincoln Cent Found While Roll Searching

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Dausfbulls11 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 8:33 pm 1983D penny....what do you think? Sorry for bad pics Report this Post to the Staff

Dausfbulls11 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 8:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 8:47 pm Clearer pictures would be nice, but looks like zinc rot Report this Post to the Staff
Lyle Kruse Valued Member United States 256 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 8:51 pm I can defiantly see another "D" but I've never seen this one before. I looked on CopperCoins and didn't see anything similar. I'll see what others have to say. Or it could be zinc rot..... Edited by Lyle Kruse 01/30/2014 8:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 9:00 pm My first impression was that it was a MM variety -- but when I enlarged the photos the second "D" doesn't look right and so I suppose it is a gas bubble. The zincolns can be maddening that way. I keep seeing stuff that is just zinc rot. Report this Post to the Staff
chzman Pillar of the Community United States 1137 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 9:22 pm Zinc rot for sure sorry, nice pics but you should add a little more light. Report this Post to the Staff
Dausfbulls11 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 9:54 pm What is zinc rot? Thx in advance for any replies Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 10:16 pm Any kind of damage to the plating, even the tiniest pinhole, will allow the underlying zinc to corrode. Report this Post to the Staff
Chadwick Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 01/30/2014 10:27 pm Zinc cents break by heart. I don't bother looking for any zinc cent errors because of this kind of thing. It's pointless to me. Those things rot so that even if you did have something cool, chances are that it won't matter in the long term. Unless it's something obvious like the WAM coins, I don't bother with them. In fact, after stopping at a store I usually cull the coppers and toss the rest out the window. Report this Post to the Staff
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