1993-D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC How'd It Get This Way?

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yooper Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 4:50 pm I found this in a roll of cents. The color of the pictures is very close to the actual color of the coin. Was the copper etched away, plated over, or something else? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 6:13 pm Looks like environmental damage to me.Maybe it was in the ground for a short time. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 6:22 pm What ever it is, its peeling and chipping. IMO Report this Post to the Staff
yooper Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 6:39 pm The areas indicated by the red arrows are actually dents or depressions in the metal on the rim. There is no peeling or chipping. I also do not think it is environmental damage because of the appearance of the coin in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 6:47 pm yooper I'm not pointing at dents and depressions I'm pointing at what seriously looks like peels and a flake. You have the coin in hand, what do you think it is? Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 7:47 pm It is environmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 9:13 pm 100% Environmental damage Lack of mint luster & it is corrosion on the rim.The peeling & the pitting is the copper plating coming off.It's the first stage of the corrosion process. Half the Lincoln cents I find metal detecting look exactly like this Report this Post to the Staff
yooper Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 03/20/2014 9:49 pm I was thinking it might be an electroless plating, possibly nickel, over copper. (Flashback from an earlier life). Having never seen this before, I didn't think it was environmental because of the seemingly sharp details. I will go with the consensus that it is just plain old environmental damage. Thank you all for your input. Report this Post to the Staff
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1993-D LMC How'd It Get This Way?