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Error? Mint Error? Lincoln Cent Help. Is This A Mint Error?

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200dumbarton
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Mint Error?

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Yep, zinc rot.
They are common on Zincolns.
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Gas bubbles are a sign of zinc rot.
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Lincoln got zits! He needs to see a dermatologist fast!
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So basically a type of damage, not an error.
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It's not zinc rot. It's a case of blistered plating. Zinc rot pushes up solid bumps while blisters are hollow. In any case, the defect has no value.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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