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o-train Pillar of the Community Canada 519 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 4:48 pm I found this coin while roll hunting. Take a look and let me know what you think may have caused this. Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 7:11 pm Early stage of zinc rot? "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 01/28/2014 7:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
pennysaver Pillar of the Community Canada 937 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 9:53 pm I've got a lot of these, but I only seem to see the effect this bad on the 1999's. I always thought it was a plating issue, as it was still in the early days of the new plating techniques. Report this Post to the Staff
o-train Pillar of the Community Canada 519 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 12:49 pm A plating issue makes sense. I think I've seen pennies like this before but didn't look closely and assumed it was PMD. In hand it kind of looks like someone painted glitter on the coin. I'm going to keep a look out for more. Report this Post to the Staff
Xanonite Valued Member Canada 218 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 1:40 pm It reminds me of the coins with tiny waves on the surface when I look at the sideways pictures. It's still an interesting coin to look at. Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 2:07 pm Take a look at this 1998, they nearly look like twins. http://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins...lating&id=22 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 2:38 pm From what I understand it is a plating issue. Some kind of debris,maybe dust gets into the plating process. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
o-train Pillar of the Community Canada 519 Posts	Posted 01/29/2014 6:56 pm Thanks for all the responses! It does look a lot like the one with deficient plating. I was looking more closely with the last box I just searched and I noticed examples from 2000, 2004, and 2010. All of those coins were non-magnetic. Although those examples had smaller areas of the bumpy surface and/or only one side was affected. Edited by o-train 01/29/2014 7:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
meltodd2012 New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 1:40 pm I found one like this today. 1990s same as the photo on coins and canada website. Is it worth anything? Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 2:12 pm Welcome meltodd2012 Can you post a pic? Report this Post to the Staff
meltodd2012 New Member Canada 49 Posts	Posted 01/27/2016 2:17 pm I posted a new topic here on my coin. It's 1998 Report this Post to the Staff
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