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Pillar of the Community
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Looks good to me. I dont think that one was tampered with to take the copper plating off. You can see the rust from the zinc being exposed for awhile.
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Valued Member
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Add it to your role find list. :-)
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Valued Member
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Someone explain this to me cause I don't get it
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Yep and the rust on the reverse is all because the oxidation duo a finger print ! My 1st high grade zincoln ! Btw are they worth more then 1cent ?
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Pillar of the Community
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What in the world are we talking about?  |
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I presume this is a cent that is missing the copper plating. It has the silvery color of the exposed zinc core. Because of its reactive nature the zinc will easily corrode which seems to be happening.
I don't think it is worth much but an error collector would likely be interested.
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Pillar of the Community
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If that's rust, you're looking at some kind of plating,zinc does not rust.
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I have couple of 1943 post mint plated stillers and would bet my intire collection how this one is not a plated cent but a regular cent that's missing the plating coat is all ! I think it ll be the 1st coin I ll send to slab . I have other zincoln and I see what you are saying Maine , I also always though zinc just don't rust at all but I worked in the automobilistic factory per years and I know how any metal sheet starts to rust in a matter of hours after simply be exposed to air !
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Valued Member
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hmmm I guess this is interesting
good luck on the slab, and let us know your results
if I ever saw this odds are I would reroll it and take it back to the bank
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From what I've gathered, it's a penny missing the copper plating....
Sweet!
How rare are these?
Edited by Hambone
05/04/2011 09:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
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what is so special about this coin"?
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Sheet metal rusts because it is made of steel....zinc is a totally different animal, it will corrode,but not rust.They make anodes from zinc for boat motors and water heaters.
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Posted 05/03/2011 10:31 pm
