1983 Penny Year Looks A Little Funny..

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lookyatme21 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 8:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 8:33 pm @lam21, first welcome to CCF. Second it is a little hard to tell if that is a die chip or the result of a hole in the copper plating that has allowed the zinc core to start deteriorating. When I blow up your pic, it become too pixelated to tell for sure, but I suspect the latter. If that is the case, then your coin is worth face value and is spendable. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
lookyatme21 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 8:36 pm i am sorry you said you see a hole where I dont see that Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 8:38 pm Dots between the base of 9 and 8 in the date. Photos aren't clear enough to determine reason. Report this Post to the Staff
lookyatme21 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 8:42 pm ok its not a scratch and the one at the 9 raised like the 9 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74336 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 9:14 pm Better pictures would help. I would say Die Chip, but I can't be sure, because pictures are not good enough. Close ups and in focus pictures will be needed. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 9:32 pm Probably a split plating issue. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 11:40 pm I am willing to bet it is a plating bubble from zinc rot, possibly from split plating as coop said. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74336 Posts	Posted 06/30/2018 11:43 pm If it's a Split Plating issue, than there's no premium over face value for this. http://www.error-ref.com/split-plate-doubling/ Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Brice0113 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/01/2018 12:07 am The first thing you should do is weigh the coin. This will tell you what material it is. If it's 2.5g, then it is copper coated zinc. If it weighs 3.1g (or so) then it was struck on a bronze planchet which means it is worth at least a few thousand dollars already. Without knowing what material it is, you cant get a definite answer. Its all speculation based on assumptions. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/01/2018 01:10 am to the Community, lookyatme21 and Brice0113! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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