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Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 11/02/2015 11:56 pm Are these die chips? Worth anything? Report this Post to the Staff

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Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 12:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 12:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
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Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 12:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
mcanniz Valued Member United States 486 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 12:04 am this is called zinc rot. in 1982, the mint went from making cents out of 95% copper to copper plated zinc. zinc reacts with almost everything, so if the copper plating is broken, the zinc will bubble and rot like this. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 12:05 am Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 01:02 am I third that. Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 01:56 am Wait a minute. I believe these are plating blisters, which occur during the minting process and are very common on early zinc cents. To put it simply, the mint took a few years to perfect their methods of plating the zinc, and it was common for the copper cladding to separate, causing blisters like this. The big one looks like it was punctured, therefore allowing the zinc to react as a result. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 03:57 am John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 07:19 am The plating was probably rubbed of the top of the bubble and now the zinc is exposed and the zinc starts to rise then rot. Even pin holes can start this process. Report this Post to the Staff
Smilewastaken Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 08:13 am Wow. Pretty cool. Abe looks like he's got a bad case of chicken pox. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 11/03/2015 09:25 am http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/m...laneous.html Report this Post to the Staff
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