What Happened With This 1983 And 1986?

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Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 11/07/2015 10:52 pm While going through a roll of pennies tonight I came across this 1983 and this 1986. Sometimes when looking at some of these coins you wonder what kind of a story they hold but these two I wondered what in the world happened? LoL. Are these some sort of an error coin? If so what might of happened lol? The first one is the 1983 The next one is the 1986 Report this Post to the Staff

cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 11/07/2015 11:21 pm The 1986 has a die crack on the lower left corner of the Memorial building. They are both examples of corrosion commonly called "Zinc Rot". Copper plated Zinc cents don't do well with age or environment. Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 11/07/2015 11:46 pm Thank you cwb.... How that die crack slipped by me I don't know but both are a mess from the looks of it. Thank you for letting me know why they look like that, now it makes sense. Are they considered error coins? If so do they have any value? Report this Post to the Staff
Collects82 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 11/07/2015 11:52 pm I wouldn't consider this an error. Its an unstable coin that is literally falling apart before our eyes. I'd spend it while it still exists to be worth a cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 12:13 am Thank you for responding. I was just thinking you know if you put this 1983 through one of those coin machines it would spit it back out at you? LoL. You would think the banks would just throw these types out before adding them to a roll right? Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 12:36 am The bank would never throw out anything, not even one cent. Many people do hold onto the cracked die errors, but if it is already starting to degrade, it's not a great example. It would be a keeper for a learning tool, so you know first hand what a die crack looks like. Here is an online error guide to help you find more: http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/error.html Keep looking, there is a lot out there! Edited by cwb 11/08/2015 03:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mdnyte Valued Member United States 362 Posts	Posted 11/08/2015 02:00 am Thank you cwb Report this Post to the Staff
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