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1982 D Penny What Is This Over Top Of The Mint Mark?

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Hey everyone, I've got this 1982 D penny and was wondering what this raised area was on the mint mark, it almost looks like another letter but I'm not sure. What do you think?
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It's called a zinc Zit just a zinc rot.
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Yep there is a hole in the copper plating at the top serif of the mintmark and the underlying zinc core is starting to deteriorate. Sometimes you can depress these with a wooden toothpick.
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Good question.
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