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Rest in Peace
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Huh? Too tiny of pic, but don't think so, hope you weren't the buyer...if you were, have any interest in some oceanfront investment property in Nevada? Send PM!  |
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United States
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Is this 2001 penny a fully centered broadstike Yes it is. To much zinc showing for me but a lot of people like it that way  Edited by jasper62
02/12/2017 9:18 pm
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Yes I did but that's why I'm asking. And ok good to know about zinc that's my main concern
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agreed - it is a centered broadstruck coin.
One of the long-time error dealers refers to this as the "ring of fire". It is no doubt a side-effect of being struck without a collar. From what I can tell, people like this type of extreme zinc exposure.
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Looks nice now,but most likely will rot. John1  |
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Got to thinking,if the zinc rots so easy then why don't we see zinc rot on the 1943 zinc plated steel cents? I have seen plenty of the 43 with rust but not zinc rot  John1 |
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Got to thinking,if the zinc rots so easy then why don't we see zinc rot on the 1943 zinc plated steel cents? I have seen plenty of the 43 with rust but not zinc ro The Zinc is on the outside of the 1943 cents and on the inside of the modern day Zinc cents. Another thing to consider is how the two metals react with each other when exposed to the atmosphere. The 1943 cents are Steel coated with Zinc, while the newer coins are Zinc plated with Copper. It is called galvanic corrosion between the Copper and Zinc layers. Read more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_cellEdited by cwb
02/13/2017 08:38 am
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 you'll note that on galvanized steel, even scratched areas fair better for longer than scratches on galvanized steel. Although steel cents will rust, it takes much longer comparatively to hydrozincite setting in on compromised copper plating. Better ionic bonds. |
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Since it has a struck rim I would say it is double struck, once with collar and once without.
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Posted 02/12/2017 9:15 pm
