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1993 Bumby Penny

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 Posted 07/25/2012  8:54 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add monika to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
hello....just have a question on those type of pennies.I been finding several real bumby pennies (all Zink).What causes this?
I know those are worthless,but just interested on how they get like that
Thanks guys

1993-Bumby-Penny

1993-Bumby-Penny

1993-Bumby-Penny

1993-Bumby-Penny
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07/25/2012 10:00 pm
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 Posted 07/25/2012  10:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add papatony to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yup thats the old platting issue with the zinc Lincolns. Could have been something on the zinc when they put it through the plating process. I have seen a lot of them also..Ugly lil fellas.
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Yeah...thats in insult to good ole Lincoln
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Impurities on the zinc blank when it's plated in copper.
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