1983 Cent With Die Rot And/Or Something Else. Opinions?

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Cory865 Valued Member United States 249 Posts	Posted 11/05/2017 10:21 pm The I in Liberty....just weird Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/05/2017 10:24 pm It looks like it has succumbed to zinc rot from split plating. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Cory865 Valued Member United States 249 Posts	Posted 11/05/2017 10:33 pm Split plating? Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 11/05/2017 11:37 pm On copper-plated zinc cents like yours, it is not uncommon for the plating to split around devices when the coin is struck because of thin plating and/or a high-pressure strike. At first, it appears as a grey color (zinc) peeking out from the copper plating. Eventually the zinc will start to corrode (zinc rot) and create bubbles under the plating in those areas and will continue to spread until the coin is completely eaten away. Here's a link with good pics and explanation: http://goccf.com/t/191652 And you can see advanced zinc rot here: http://goccf.com/t/281634 In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 11/05/2017 11:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 11/06/2017 12:28 am SP but mostly zinc rot bubbles Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54283 Posts	Posted 11/06/2017 07:50 am I'd like to know: What is "die rot"? Report this Post to the Staff
Cory865 Valued Member United States 249 Posts	Posted 11/06/2017 08:23 am "Die rot" ...haha, I was half asleep. Not what I meant to write. Kinda funny, I dont have all the lingo down but I truly meant to write "zinc rot". Spruett001 knew what I meant. An thanks for the explanation an link. As far as die rot, not really sure what that is... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/07/2017 7:53 pm The reason why we mentioned zinc, is because of the gray color we see inside of the '8'. The plating gets split and the rot sets in. The beginning of the coin eventually. (faster if acid is applied to it. Then it is a copper Hershey's kiss wrapper. Report this Post to the Staff
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