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Pillar of the Community
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I found this coin and before I show the entire coin what would say this is?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A zit on a D mintmark? :)
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 John1  |
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Mexico
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Made me think of a sled....named..."Rosebud" I know...pretty  Seriously, how big is "it"? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Correct lol its a 88 D with a D mm above the date   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What do you think could it be a rpm
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Valued Member
United States
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Just corroded zinc busting through the copper plating--not an rpm.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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John what do you think now that the entire picture is up?
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Busted gas bubble. Did you check for the RDV? John1 |
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United States
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It is corrosion. That's all. Your initial post takes into account what happens when you ONLY take one small part of a coin into account when you observe an anomaly...you jump to incorrect conclusions. This is exactly why attributors who know what they are doing will often observe an entire coin (even both sides) for clues when trying to figure out exactly what happened to a coin. 1. The corrosion around the area in question is a give-away. 2. The fact that there has NEVER been a report of ANY Lincoln Cent with the mintmark above the date is another good clue. 3. The appearance of the mark shows that it is not simply punched into the die like a repunched mintmark. It swelled up like that on the coin. 4. The date of the coin is another good clue. Plating problems often led to premature corrosion on 1982-1988 dated zinc cents. This one is more the rule than the exception. Too much - WAY too much - points to this being nothing more than a blob on the coin caused by environmental damage. Just because it happens to have a shape that may be seen as similar to a D mintmark by some people does NOT mean that it is a D mintmark in any shape or form. You may consider learning more about doubled dies and repunched mintmarks before drawing conclusions on damaged coins that are very obviously damaged. |
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There are so many sites to check for these and other error/varieties all you have to do is google or check the numismatic search engine on the left side of the forum. Very good tool! |
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I kinda figured that but if I don't ask then I don't learn I've checked all the sites and didn't find anything but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Thanks again for the helpful information again coppercoins see y'all on Wednesday at the show.
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I won't be at the show.
Basically, if nothing like it exists anywhere, take another look at it. This means it's likely not what you think you're seeing.
The fact that this coin has corrosion all over it is the dead giveaway that corrosion is what you are looking at.
Now..keep the coin, label it for what it is, and stick it in a book and keep it for your education. Don't waste the effort here by tossing it back into circulation. Keep it, use it, learn from it.
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