90% Unplated 1992-D Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC - Less Is More

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oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 11:07 am I was doing my usual browsing for the unusual and found this 1992-D LMC with 90% of it's copper plating missing at Northeast Numismatics. A great gift for that special someone who has "everything". I think it's pretty cool! https://www.northeastcoin.com/selec...tegories.jsp Edited by oih82w8 01/31/2013 12:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

ericmckeown Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 12:32 pm That is cool! Haven't seen one like that. Report this Post to the Staff
Kman Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 1:18 pm It's not missing it was removed, you can see the leftover plating in more than a few areas Report this Post to the Staff
coinseeker Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 1:38 pm It's missing BECAUSE it was removed. Semantics? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 1:44 pm No, that is exactly how a partially plated cent should look. If the plating was removed post-mint, the zinc would not have any luster at all. Report this Post to the Staff
madzdad71 Valued Member United States 377 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 2:13 pm Whats with the copper next to "ICA" of AMERICA? How is it partially there? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 3:54 pm The copper plating is applied with an electrochemical plating bath, not molten metal. A planchet will receive a partial plating if part of the planchet is covered by another planchet or if the planchet has a surface contaminant such as grease. A little splash of the bath is all it takes to get a few random spots of light plating. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 4:37 pm That's pretty interesting. I'd love to find something like that -- don't know that I'd buy it.... Why is the east side of the obverse shiny? Did it get 'almost' plated? Or react with whatever was covering the coin? Another puzzle...... Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 4:51 pm The right side of the obverse shows the lustrous zinc that did not have any contact at all with the plating bath. Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 5:02 pm Thanks biokemist6! Report this Post to the Staff
Kman Pillar of the Community Canada 933 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 6:41 pm How is it in an almost perfectly straight line, and why does the whole reverse not have luster Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 01/31/2013 9:01 pm Value? I see the price from the dealer but was is a real value? Edited by mds308 01/31/2013 9:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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90% Unplated 1992-D LMC - Less Is More