1930 Lincoln Wheat Penny With Peeling Copper - Error Coin Nobody Has Seen - Page 2

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livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 2:04 pm I could be wrong, but my thought is a bad mix of the alloys. There is historical proof that this was an issue for many years. Note the "striping" on many of the older cents, almost like a piece of paneling. Dick Report this Post to the Staff
Homer1 Valued Member 138 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 6:49 pm Laminated split or broken planchet. for a variety of reasons the coin layers may split due to the milling process, and that common causes are gas or alloy mix problems. Lamination cracks usually enter surface of coin at very shallow angle or right angles to the edge. Edited by Homer1 01/21/2008 7:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 7:04 pm The 1932 D has laquer or glue on it so what is under the laquer or glue has not toned. I see that all the time. The coin in question is not zinc and is probably coated with something else that can be flaked off. It is damaged. It may even be coated with a thin layer of mercury. For some goofy reason, many years ago, it was a plating experiment in high school before the dangers of mercury were known. In any case, damage. Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 7:36 pm Rhino80 said "after I found this coin, I took 5 1930 wheats and scratched them. Not one of them showed any zinc. I then cut them in half. (I know its not legal, but its for the cause) All of them are solid copper." There is nothing illegal about damaging a coin unless you try to pass it off as something it's not. Like gold plating a V nickel to look like a $5 gold piece or adding/removing a mintmark on a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19951 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 8:03 pm Could be a poor planchet, perhaps the metal was completely mixed so you're seeing a "vein" of zinc or other metallic impurity....just a guess. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter53562 Pillar of the Community United States 2049 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 8:26 pm Quote: after I found this coin, I took 5 1930 wheats and scratched them. Not one of them showed any zinc. I then cut them in half. (I know its not legal, but its for the cause) All of them are solid copper. That's what I thought so I am wondering if there is a solid copper core, followed by a zinc coating, followed by a copper coating? As far as if it's legal or not, I believe the way the mint (and Federal Bureau of Engraving for paper money) say that you can do whatever you want with your money since you own it. Maybe someone out there knows for sure? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/22/2008 1:04 pm All pre-1982 Lincolns are copper-zinc/tin alloy, no plating was involved at all until 1982. The one exception was 1943 when the zinc-plated steel planchets were used and had no copper content at all. Report this Post to the Staff
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