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1940 - Grease? & 1988-D With Measles?

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 Posted 08/27/2015  08:29 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add vermilk to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I've learned a lot reading the forum and can't wait to find something in my change. Below are a couple of coins I've found over the years. Let me know what you folks think!

I have a few nickels that I will post as well.


1940---Grease?-&-1988-D-With-Measles?

1940---Grease?-&-1988-D-With-Measles?
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 Posted 08/27/2015  09:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Atlas642 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The 1940 is certainly a grease strike.

The 1988-D has plating blisters, pretty common for 1980s zinc Lincoln cents.
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Agreed.

To elaborate more on the 1988-D, the blisters are caused by a chemical reaction between the copper plating and the zinc core. This is especially common in coins that spent a very long time in a warm, humid environment, e.g. a change jar in a garage. I suspect that in the long run (100+ years), this will be the fate of all zinc cents
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I found both several years ago without any knowledge of grease strikes and blistering. I have always grabbed wheats when I found them in my change. Out of all that I have stuck away, this is the only grease strike that I have.

Hoping to find more oddities!

Anyway, thanks for the info.
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Some of the filled die errors can be pretty cool. There are some photos of some here:http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/filleddie.html
This link explains the blistered plating and shows a couple more photos: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/m...laneous.html
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