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wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff

DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:02 pm No that is Die Deterioration. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:06 pm It is actually an effect from the plating. It is not uncommon to see this on the plated zinc cents. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:34 pm It is not a plating effect. It's due to wear-and-tear on the die face. A cent struck on an unplated planchet would have the same appearance. That said, some doubling on zinc cents IS due to plating issues, e.g. split plating doubling and plating disturbance doubling. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:43 pm Thanks Mike. My appologies. I always thought Die Deterioration would wear the field of the die at the devise. When there is a space between the devise and the effect I thought it was caused by the plating. When I looked at the 9 and 8 in the date the space between the devise and the date made me think it was from the plating. Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 01/08/2012 5:58 pm Thanks everyone, I thought it was interesting. I was not sure if it was Die Deterioration or MD as it has a nice even and thick rim on obverse and reverse. I learn something new everday. Thank you all. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/09/2012 11:35 am Here is an example of split plating: Found this example yesterday and thought I would use it as an education image. The zinc is musch stronger on the example, but the arrows show where it is. Report this Post to the Staff
wz1f Valued Member United States 224 Posts	Posted 01/09/2012 2:49 pm Hi Coop, thanks for those pictures.I have put them in my save folder. I have got several of these split plating coins. I am just putting them in a bucket for later. Thanks for all your help Coop. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/10/2012 09:44 am I don't see any vlaue for these. They are just coins I would save as the plating keeps the zinc from deteriating. When the split happens, in time the coin will rot. So if you see a variety with this, don't spend good money for them. It is only a matter of time till they are undesirable to a collector. Report this Post to the Staff
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