Error Lincoln Cent Someone Please Help With Identifying This

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200dumbarton New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 05:08 am any info on this would be much appreciated,THANK YOU Report this Post to the Staff

Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 05:52 am Post strike damage. Zinc melts at a low temperature, a torch could do this or even using it to short an electrical wire. Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 06:39 am Ouch! Post-mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
matttheriley Pillar of the Community United States 1512 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 06:45 am I grade it: MS-huh?-Details, Environmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
200dumbarton New Member United States 24 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 12:19 pm Anyone else out there that can please enlighten me on any info. about this coin. Much appreciated. THANKS Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 12:24 pm My first thought was a welding machine was used to do it,PMD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Islander2010 Valued Member Canada 220 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 1:48 pm It's just a common 1 cent piece that's been mutilated by somebody. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/14/2014 4:22 pm I find the location of the mint mark interesting? The coin damage, not interesting. Make a good burial piece. The die state of this coin was nice, just a terrible thing to do to a coin. RIP. Report this Post to the Staff
Jayman931 Pillar of the Community United States 2651 Posts	Posted 09/15/2014 5:04 pm I'm guessing spot welder or something like that. Maybe is solder. But you can see the black around the damage from high temperature. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/16/2014 03:24 am Just zinc oxide. That is what happens to a zinc planchet when it starts to rot. It turns into zinc oxide with the oxygen in the air. Some zinc may have melted during the heating. But the reverse is all zinc rot. Report this Post to the Staff
Coins101 Valued Member United States 118 Posts	Posted 09/16/2014 12:20 pm This is just a damaged cent. Unfortunately its not even worth one cent for no store would take that coin. The garbage is the best place for that coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/16/2014 6:07 pm I don't think that is zinc rot on the reverse. It looks like two electrical contacts were placed on the coin and a heavy current passed between them. The heat generated by the current flow melted the zinc between the two ccontacts and around them. Report this Post to the Staff
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