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New Member
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New Member
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Sorry, I meant 1986 D ! : )
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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like you've got some zinc rot there  |
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New Member
United States
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LOL its not zinc rot. 3 coin dealers looked at it and said nothing of the sort. Absolutely not zinc rot. Give me email address's and I'll send a full picture of it so its more clear!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Gotta say looks alot like a burst bubble. Tend to agree with Maineman...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Zinc rot is a common problem with post 1982 pennies. There have been many posted here that are zinc rot. Possible you could post a better pic here?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A clearer picture would help but with the other damage that I see on the coin I would guess that it is PMD if if isn't zinc rot. The break in the 9 is odd. |
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Pillar of the Community
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With better pictures we will know. It honesly looks like a bursted zinc rot bubble to me. But the picture is small.
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Pillar of the Community
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...and coin dealers are very often the LEAST knowledgeable people in mint errors. Most of them couldn't recognize an error from a hole in the ground.
Your coin is damaged from a bubble that formed around exposed zinc. These are exceedingly common on cents dated 1983-1988 because of hand-punched mintmarks and plating quality issues.
You should quit getting error advice from dealers.
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Valued Member
United States
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AGREE with coppercoins for sure! Been there, done that.
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New Member
United States
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I just pulled out a near identical 85 LMC. Just some icky rot around the MM. |
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LOL it's not zinc rot. I'm working on getting a better photo. It's a 'D', not zinc rot (unless zinc rot mysteriously forms as a 'D') LOL! I'll post the final results as soon as I get them... : )
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Just so you know. One of the top error/variety experts in the world on US coins commented on your coin as well as a few knowledgeable and well respected forum members. I wouldn't LOL at their comments/expertise cause pretty much in the end you will be LOL'd at...it IS a zinc bubble. P.S...im starting to wonder if this is a serious post because in the title you say 1976D...then you correct it to 1986D...but the coin is clearly 1985D...have you been drinking on Grandpa's Old Cough Syrup?  Edited by Jayman931
08/06/2012 7:28 pm
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Posted 07/30/2012 4:29 pm
