1982 Zinc Cent, Worn Sta And E. On Obverse.

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wolfman-11 Valued Member Canada 372 Posts	Posted 03/18/2016 07:43 am I am looking at some zinc cents and about 1/3 of them have wear in the same spot of the reverse. In States the bottom half of STA are almost gone, as well as the E in E. pluribus unum. Is that just a bad spot in all these coins or a die error? Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/18/2016 08:49 am That area is opposite the base of the bust on the obv. The bust requires a lot of metal to fill and often results in poor filling of the lettering on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
Brushy Bandit Valued Member United States 265 Posts	Posted 03/18/2016 10:46 am Wolfman, if ya haven't researched the minting processes, I suggest that ya do. I only recently have and its sweet, very surprising. I had no clue. Report this Post to the Staff
cjweber Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 03/18/2016 11:00 am Pictures? Report this Post to the Staff
wolfman-11 Valued Member Canada 372 Posts	Posted 03/18/2016 11:01 am I have noticed that zinc cents both Canadian and US are of poor quality. Recently I have been taking more time to examine them before I throw them in the togo pile. It seems that a poor quality planchet is the main reason. If the minting process is causing this flaw, I suppose that doesn't count as an error or variety then? I have seen this on 1983 as well. Report this Post to the Staff
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