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Is This Coin A Error Or What Is The Problem

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There is a lot of bubbling on the back of the coin and I can't find anything like it on the internet to compare it to
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Would appear to be a classic case of zinc rot. Check this...
http://goccf.com/t/281634
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 Posted 10/19/2019  07:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Spence to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@matt, first welcome to CCF. Second, @ijn is correct--the copper plating is missing in many places, letting the underlying zinc core show through. This coin is a spender.
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This coin does indeed have a problem.

It should have been made out of injection molded plastic,
not copper plated zinc.
It would have cost the U.S. taxpayer less to manufacture.

Now, it's a complete loss.
Get away with spending it, if you can.
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Ghastly case of zinc rot.



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 Posted 10/19/2019  10:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
PSD. A spender.
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Probably the plating was removed on those areas. Damaged coin, spend it very soon. Will only get worse with time.
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This is precisely what every Lincoln Cent made after 1982 unless protected, is going to look like in 2050.
What a mistake to make Zincoln cents is for the coin collecting community.

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If a collector of Zincolns in 2050 has an
unblemished MS65 example from the period 1982-2000,
he will be the proud owner of an extremely rare coin.
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