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Found this 1983 Penny with this error today. Hoping someone can help identify it and possibly place a value on the coin. Thanks very much in advance. The coin has a very obvious "8" that is raised just like everything else on the coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Sure looks like an 8 but how it got up there I have no idea.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are there similar marks anywhere on the coin? It could be coincidentally placed zinc rot bubbling out from underneath. I've come across pennies where the rot makes Lincoln look like a smallpox victim.
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New Member
 United States
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There are no similar marks anywhere on the coin. Neither on the front or the back. This is the only strange place on it.
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New Member
United States
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Possibly a better picture. I am using my phone and a 7x magnifying glass.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to the forum! It is the wrong size and shape to be an 8. Have you tried pressing on it to see if it is hollow or solid? |
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It is the wrong size and shape to be an 8. Yeah with the better picture it kinda looks like a "B" |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The holes that appear to show zinc oxide in the middle of the 8 is what leads me to that guess. I've seen cents with a few holes, and coins with them speckled all over. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me will weigh in soon.
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 United States
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to CCF. It looks like zinc rot to me. Very common on the zincolns. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It does look like a B!
I think it is coincidence that it looks like a letter. I think it is what we commonly call Zinc rot.
If you look closely, you can see at least three different areas that appear to be rotting away, causing the Copper plating to rise from the surface.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks to all the replies. I will take a few more pics front and back and post asap.
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Rest in Peace
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 wit da rot! Now, try a science experiment. 1) Bury it in your garden next to a bush. 2) Wait 2 years, 3 months and twelve days. 3) Now see if it is still there. My bets are the minute you try to pick it up, it will crumble into nothingness, if that doesn't happen,contact me for a refund.  |
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New Member
United States
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Ok. Since the majority think it is rot. How can I be sure if it is or isn't? I did take another penny and put alot of pressure on the area. It is solid as far as I can tell. Not sure how rot can appear into a perfect "8" or a "B" !!
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Rest in Peace
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Hey Eddie, rot forms under the thin copper layer of the "zincoln" caused by may ways. If the plating is split, say around the letter "N" microscoptically, air and other corrosive elements invade causing chemical reactions. This action, like rusting can be hard and solid. Quite possibly this coin came in contact with an object in the shape of the 8(another coin?) or a random object/multiple hits causing the plating to lose adherence to the zic below in such a shape, which is now filled with corrosion...long answer, hope it makes sense!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could try to clean it up a little, just to know for sure.
Try rinsing it off with some water to clean as much loose dirt away as you can. Then pat it dry and soak it in some 100% Acetone over night and see if that will help remove any more gunk from around the area it question.
After you get it cleaned up a little, post some more images and we will take another look at it.
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