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Hey guys So I just got this back in my change earlier today and I noticed that something was going on with the mint mark .. After looking it over and taking a few photos it looks like their might also be some doubling of the letters in Liberty ? This may be nothing at all but I wanted you guys to take a look !   
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Pillar of the Community
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Zinc rot on the mintmark, Die Deterioration on Liberty. Also some orange peel, nothing that warrants a premium |
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New Member
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Yeah I see the crud or whatever around the mint Mark area but what it that below the mint Mark that looks like a smaller D ?
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
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No way , this is not something that built up on the coin over time , it was struck this way !!
You don't see it ?
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry, it was not struck this way, it looks like a plating blister that was popped by some zinc rot.
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Pillar of the Community
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The poor plating on the 1980's cents has fooled a lot of people over the years. If it were a RPM, the second mint mark wouldn't be so much smaller than the original. What happens is a gas bubble or small crack will be in the plating, and over time, it will raise up off of the surface as the Zinc begins to corrode. Many times you can push those raised areas down with a tooth pick.
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New Member
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This is what I'm talking about , the coin does have crud in that area but it's not to the point that it's corroded into the coin making the area I'm talking about look raised ... Whatever it is , it's raised off the surface just as the mint Mark is ..  |
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New Member
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CBW
You explained it in a way that I understand !! Lol
Thank you :)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Rise...Fall...Not at All.
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Yeah I have one too found one three or four weeks ago
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Thanks for the awesome pictures, Coop!
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Posted 08/22/2016 10:10 pm
