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Crazy looking forward to seeing what the experts have to say on this.
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Cool! A collapsed gas bubble would not go that deep. Perhaps it was a defective planchet. I like it, what ever it is! Alex  |
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It is weird how the "L" looks like it fell right into the hole .I would think the "L" would had been damaged as well if it is zinkrot.But then again ...Im still new at this and things like that amaze me,even if its nothing.. :)
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You find some strange Lincolns monika ! I thought zinc bubble also, but that "L" is wierd. On the "T" you can see the zinc. In either case I Dunno what that could be other than PMD..but I too be no expert! How does the reverse look ? Edited by papatony
08/23/2012 6:53 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Split plating and zinc deteriation from air reaching the planchet.
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I agree. The plating split at the letter exposing the zinc which corroded away. The copper then collasped into the hole. It's all zinc rot damage.
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Papatony,the reverse looks messed up...I made a few pics ..The damage on the reverse looks like PMD .The whole in front ....no idea..:)    |
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Ok...Zinkrot...Still cool how that "L" fell into the hole...Any way keeping it from corroding any more?I would like to keep the L in the hole :)
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L and T struck through extra planchet material that was not retained. Nice error.
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There is no error on this coin. It is damage.
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The problem with the zinc rot answer is that as the zinc rots and forms zinc oxide it puffs UP. So in order for the copper to collapse back down you some how have to get the zinc oxide out of there. And the T which shows metallic zinc would not do so. It look like something has hit the coin, but you would expect to see damage to the letters in that case and I'm not seeing any.
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But I do think the letters are too sharp to be struck through something.
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Whatever it is I would keep it with my oddities.
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Posted 08/23/2012 5:06 pm
