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domys Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 2:58 pm hello! I found this weird 1999 1 cent coin it seems to me there is a bubble in the planchet when was struck...but I'm very new Please need some experts.. is there any value? Report this Post to the Staff

DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:03 pm Zinc rot. The zinc beneath the copper plating is corroding causing the bubbles. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
robmck1967 Pillar of the Community Canada 870 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:07 pm Zinc rot. Plated zinc penny. Pretty common to see and no added value. Keep looking! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:09 pm zinc rot is never good. Report this Post to the Staff
domys Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:16 pm DBM theres no bubbles...the round stuff you see in the 9s and leaf and the rest is shallow deep , I was thinking theres a bubbles already when is struck? Report this Post to the Staff
domys Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:19 pm I was thinking first someone punch something on it cause it is deep but the design will flatten Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:21 pm Call them bubbles or pits, it's still zinc rot. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 07/12/2015 3:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
domys Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:22 pm i try to pinch it with stick to see it is shallow and if is a bubble it should break right? Report this Post to the Staff
domys Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:25 pm okay it is Zinc rot... the Zinc is already rot when struck? Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:28 pm Usually the plating will get a break in it and the exposure to the elements will initiate the zinc rot process. Damage. Report this Post to the Staff
domys Valued Member Canada 352 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 3:36 pm when I pinch the pit the plating did not break Report this Post to the Staff
coin_kid Valued Member United States 381 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 6:25 pm Ha, I didn't know zinc rot was a thing! Learned something today! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 7:27 pm Pinching a plating pit is prohibited. Report this Post to the Staff
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