1995 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC With No Copper?

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photogame Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 2:50 pm i am wondering what you think? it weighs out at the right amount, 2.5 grams. missing plating or a acid washed coin? there are alot of raised dots of metal(?) on the surface. thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 3:10 pm Looks like a mild MAD that was striped of it's copper plating,PMD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 5:53 pm Interesting. See the linear plating bubble remaining on the left of the obverse? I'm not sure that could still be there if the plating was missing.... All I have beside that is questions and not answers, though. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/21/2015 6:58 pm Looks like the surface was coated over with a layer of zinc. The surface is rough. If it were unplated it would be smooth. Report this Post to the Staff
koinpro Pillar of the Community United States 1781 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 5:10 pm Your coin is unquestionably a fake. The surface is all wrong. It was de-plated via reverse electrolysis. Jason Cuvelier wrote an excellent article on this for the Jan/Feb CONECA ErrorScope. He shows side by side comparisons of genuine, reverse electrolysis and acid stripped close ups. This is a perfect match for the reverse electrolysis fakes. It is rare for a genuine unplated cent to be struck with a blemish-free brilliant finish. The vast majority that are fully brilliant are zinc plated fakes. In fact I've never seen a genuine unplated zinc come from of a reliable source (straight out of a counting room wrapping new coin), that was 100% fully brilliant. Not one! I have seen many fakes that are zinc plated, acid stripped and de-plated via reverse electrolysis. The finish you see on the coin below is typical for a genuine piece. Note that both the genuine and fakes can have specs of copper in the surface. Coin from the Ken Potter Collection. Edited by koinpro 04/22/2015 5:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 04/22/2015 6:56 pm Wow great info! And the specks of copper...that's something I was wondering about for while Report this Post to the Staff
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1995 LMC With No Copper?