Canadian Penny With Interal Voids. Error / Defective Coin?

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Sixthcents Valued Member Canada 135 Posts	Posted 07/25/2012 1:17 pm Hey guys, I came across this 2001 zinc penny. What is odd about it, is that the missing chunk appears to be a defect in the metal. You will also notice, the coin has a few pinholes as well. Some of these pinhole have an area around them that looks like it's ready to "cave in" (The pinhole at the stem of the maple leaf for example. You can see a circular area around the hole that looks "hollow") Also look at the closeup of the Queen's crown. The ornament in the center is "caved in" and also has a pinhole that exposes a hollow void. (Like a bubble in the zinc) The coin does NOT appear to have aggressive corrosion that eats these coins. That type of metal eating corrosion would be fairly obvious. The missing metal at the bottom just appears to have "let go" perhaps after being dropped etc. Would this be considered a "split planchet" or something of the like? Is it an "error" coin. Thanks for your time. Edited by Sixthcents 07/25/2012 1:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sixthcents Valued Member Canada 135 Posts	Posted 07/25/2012 1:44 pm EDIT: Sorry, somehow this ended up here, I am going to move it if I can. Strange. Report this Post to the Staff
Sixthcents Valued Member Canada 135 Posts	Posted 07/25/2012 2:03 pm It's not that I don't agree with you, I just fail to see the evidence of corrosion here. It is not at all typical of corroded coins I find on a regular basis, which are very obvious. If it is corroded, it must be some rare circumstance. Have a peek, every corroded coin I have ever found had "corrosion" on it. This one has "clean" looking metal. Report this Post to the Staff
EOCanuck Valued Member Canada 56 Posts	Posted 07/25/2012 6:14 pm Looks to me like someone tried to jumper it to A/C Voltage and it arc'ed. That's just a personal thought though Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 07/25/2012 7:38 pm You can do this at home with hydrochloric acid.I'll see if I can find a how-to link. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 07/25/2012 7:42 pm Here's some instuctions,file a couple of scratches on the rim first http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Hollow-Penny Report this Post to the Staff
Sixthcents Valued Member Canada 135 Posts	Posted 07/25/2012 8:20 pm I actually did see the "hollow penny" deal when I was researching. I made a judgement call that it did not appear to be intentional. In the instructions I saw, they just sand the sides a bit then dipped it acid etc. This coin has about 6 or 8 random "entry" points that resembled bubbles under the surface. Hindsight. -If that were the case the Crown would not have been stamped cleanly. This could only happen with a cast item. Upon reflection I tend to agree wit you guys. Report this Post to the Staff
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