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rpmes Valued Member United States 388 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 11:27 am Hi all, I was wondering if I could get opinions on this coin. Please forgive the dirt and grime. I'm not up on coin dipping yet. Report this Post to the Staff

albertharris Pillar of the Community United States 901 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 11:40 am Just love modern zinc pennies VLDS pennies from the copper era have these as devices move to the edge. Chemical reaction to the zinc, you modern people probably know more Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 11:59 am Spend it quick before it rots before your eyes lol Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
Sudz Pillar of the Community United States 1572 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 12:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rpmes Valued Member United States 388 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 12:52 pm LOL thanks all! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 7:41 pm The raised area are from where the plating was split. Now the zinc is starting to rot. It raises, then falls in. Spendable Report this Post to the Staff
rpmes Valued Member United States 388 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 7:44 pm I'm keeping. It seems like a novelty to me. If nothing else, it's a good conversation piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 08/26/2013 8:07 pm I bet you will put it back into the wild in less than a month! I see these everyday. Report this Post to the Staff
rpmes Valued Member United States 388 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 12:43 am Well I'll keep upgrading the condition and throwing the rottener ones back into the sea. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 01:22 am The start of delamination. Report this Post to the Staff
rpmes Valued Member United States 388 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 3:23 pm I think I'll refer to this coin as my Zombie Lincoln! Maybe if I wait long enough, all of the copper will fall off the coin leaving only the rotting corpse of a zinc planchette..... oooo I watch to many movies.... Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8516 Posts	Posted 08/27/2013 6:59 pm Zombies got to Lincoln, now I guess he's a vampire hunter. Is that show even worth watching lol ? Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
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