1925 Wheatpenny ...plating Error? - Coin Community Forum

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monika Pillar of the Community United States 746 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 8:51 pm Hello found a other wheatpenny today.Could the pattern on this coin be a plating error?The lighter color is actually outlined in a bit of raised line.Even looks like a thin die crack... Any idea?Thanks for any info Report this Post to the Staff

papatony Pillar of the Community United States 808 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 8:59 pm Wheat cents are not plated they are Copper and Tin/or zinc alloy up until 1982, in 1983 they went to the copper coated zinc. No idea what else is going on with the coin. Here's a link for cent composition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_cent Edited by papatony 06/01/2012 9:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CaptainFwiffo Pillar of the Community United States 4132 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 9:04 pm It sat for a long time with two other cents stacked on top of it, leaving the circular marks. The exposed area discolored differently than the parts that were covered by the other coins. Report this Post to the Staff
monika Pillar of the Community United States 746 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 9:04 pm Thanks papatony...just learned something new. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/01/2012 10:37 pm papatony is almost spot-on...but very slightly incorrect. Wheat cents are 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc mixed. Not 5% tin OR zinc. It was both. The tin was dropped in 1962. Report this Post to the Staff
monika Pillar of the Community United States 746 Posts	Posted 06/02/2012 12:52 pm Ok...makes sense about two coins were stacked on this one.But would that cause the cracks on both sides as well? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/02/2012 2:30 pm Those are cracks in the die that struck your coin. Others struck after your coin will have these on the that will continue to deteriorate with continued use. Report this Post to the Staff
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