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1984 Penny With Blobs Obverse

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What are the blobs on obverse? Is this a minting error?
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@Swalt79 Zinc rot.
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Rotting!
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Nasty case of zinc rot.



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to the CCF Zinc Rot. The copper plating has been damaged. This allows moisture to invade which starts the rot. Sadly a lot of zincolns will have this fate.
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The heartbreak of zinc rot (on steroids).
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to the forum! A link for you, for what everyone is telling you it is.

LINK https://www.error-ref.com/zinc-dete...ncoln-cents/
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Zinc rot. Just a spender.
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