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Found This Interesting 1983 Penny Error.

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Looking for any clues to what the dot could be from. Thanks.
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Guess these are plating bubbles and zinc dust debris.



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Note the gray circle on the center of the bubble? This coin was hit and punctured with perhaps a straight pin, the split the plating. Once the plating was split, the zinc under that area started to rot, rising:
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The gray spot in the center of the bubble is the clue.
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Overall photos of the whole coin, both sides, would be helpful.
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Plating issue as coop said.
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That's the spot the bullet came out from.
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