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New Member
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so I found this 1983 Lincoln 1 cent and I think its a error coin can anyone help with a explanation?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's just been corroded from spending some time on the ground
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New Member
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even with absolutely no copper?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well there is a copper plating on the planchet, but the zinc would actually rot worse than the copper.
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New Member
United States
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I know that lol but this coin has no copper on it I think the blank wasn't plated before circulation
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Pillar of the Community
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Well it should have mint luster if it was struck on an unplated planchet. It's possible to remove the copper plating via chemicals. It would really be impossible to tell you for sure without in hand inspection I believe
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New Member
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hmm I see that is hard to tell even in hand with age if I'm not mistaking. this coin was in circulation when I found it I also got a 1943 P nickle with the same change. so I'm really confused about it I wish someone was nearby who could tell me for sure
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, just environmental damage.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yeah, there's really no way to tell through pics unless it was a mint state example.
Weight won't tell you anything really because of how little copper is used in plating them (about 0.06g)
I believe that this is environmental damage.
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Posted 06/11/2017 6:45 pm
