1993 D Penny "3 Over D"? - Coin Community Forum

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greenprint Valued Member United States 477 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 9:20 pm I saw this in a box of pennies and it looks like some sort of error. I noticed it with my naked eye. I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking at, but it looks like some sort of D shape underneath the D. Any help on what exactly I'm look at will help. It doesn't look like a double die but some other figure under the 3 that I cannot make out. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 9:32 pm Split plating on the 3. with zinc rot setting in and falling deep into the hole created. Report this Post to the Staff
greenprint Valued Member United States 477 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 9:46 pm thanks for your response what is split plating? Should I hang onto this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 10:13 pm Split plating is when something makes a puncture through the plaiting. This can see from strike damage from too much pressure being used. This will allow air to reach the surface of the zinc. When this happened the zinc starts to breakdown (rot). It will rise, then fall because of the deterioration of the zinc underneath and eventually the plating will tear away. None of this is collectable, but a death sentence for the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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