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LauraW72 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/21/2017 4:55 pm As I was going through some change the other day and came across this very strange penny. A 2016 penny but it is black and so flat that I cannot feel any raised edges on the Reverse and only parts of the LIBERTY on the Obverse. I have very limited knowledge of coin errors versus someone messed with a coin or it is just horribly worn for some strange reason. When looking under magnification, the copper cladding is very ragged where it turns to black or silver - I assume the silver to be zinc. Why is it black like this? Why flat? Report this Post to the Staff

UltraRant Pillar of the Community Norway 1358 Posts	Posted 09/21/2017 5:05 pm To me it looks as if someone managed to rub away the copper plating of the zinc cent. That's why most of what you see is black: the zinc inside the cent. To my knowledge, and I have quite a bit of zinc coins (most WW II occupation coins), zinc just turns black when exposed to human hands and normal environmental conditions. So to me this looks like post mint damage: not an error but someone used this coin for stress relief or so... Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 09/21/2017 5:43 pm Dryer coin, was caught in the baffle not drum Report this Post to the Staff
LauraW72 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/21/2017 6:10 pm Thanks guys!! I knew you would be able to tell me what was up with this! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74228 Posts	Posted 09/21/2017 8:56 pm Heavily PMD and a Dryer Coin. A spender. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 09/21/2017 9:53 pm That Lincoln Cent is so wasted I don't even know if you can spend it. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74228 Posts	Posted 09/21/2017 10:00 pm Quote: That Lincoln Cent is so wasted I don't even know if you can spend it. Mark, it probably won't even be able to go through a CoinStar machine because of how beat up it is. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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