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1990 D Lincoln Penny With Deterioration And Double Die. Any Value In It?

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1990 D Lincoln Penny double die

I found this Lincoln 1990 D penny about a week ago. In curious as to what kind of error this is as it has solid raised bubbles on the front and back. Also the pillars of the Lincoln memorial have deep deterioration. But the most interesting of all is the fact that there is a hole above the rear of his ear that could resemble where he was shot. Now maybe in the only one who thinks its an awesome find but I'm wondering if there is any value in it. And the cause of tube deterioration. On the reverse it has doubling on the one cent & united states of america. it almost looks as tho it was stamped on an old coin or something. I am curious as to what the deterioration is from, what the bubbles are from and why the holes? also opinions on value if any? thanks

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Zinc rot?
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Plating bubbles on Obverse with holes equal zinc rot (oxidation) - I think
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The thin copper plating has been compromised exposing the 99% zinc core to the envirement. Zinc is very corrosive. Your coin has started the corrosion process. Right now it's still worth one cent but in ten years it might be gone. spend it quickly
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I agree with the previous posts.

It will continue to deteriorate.

Keep hunting -- there are errors to be found out there.
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as for the relation of the hole in the head and the way he died do you think it could be valuable to a collector or just spend it? I'm fairly new at this collecting thing. and I have gotten my hopes up many times now thinking I had something big and being shot down by local coin stores. I even found a 1969 s penny. I was soooo excited only to be scoffed at by the coin store. I was devastated. so what makes a valuable coin exactly when it comes to new errors?
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I know that you just happened to find that coin with the hole in the head -- but it could easily be replicated by anyone with a sharp instrument. Plus your coin is literally rotting away and -- should you care to hang onto it -- you will see it get worse and worse until it is unrecognizable.

As for what makes for a valuable new error coin? You could check ebay for error coins and see what out there. Generally speaking, the more spectacular the error the more it's worth.

To learn about error coins, check out this site: http://www.error-ref.com/

To learn about die varieties for cents, visit this site: http://coppercoins.com/


There are more site with more information but these will keep you busy for quite awhile.

Happy hunting -- it's addictive......
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