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New Member
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I think 2 of these are damaged,top and bottom left. But the one of the right looks like air bubbles from factory production. It looks like a 1981 but there's a bubble on the 1 so I'm not sure if it's a 6 but I don't think so.  |
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Rest in Peace
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Called zinc rot. If the zinc core is exposed, it corrodes, even under the copper layer, causes"plating bubbles" which pop like zits. Coins after mid 1982 are that way.
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What about the 1981 penny. I don't think that's a zinc core. And the bubbles are perfect little circles....Looks different from the other 2. Zinc rot makes sense for the others but not the other one.
Btw, Thanks for your replies and advice.
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The 1981 cent looks to me like someone has hit it with a sharp implement like an awl. You can see the metal smushed up around the rim of each of the eight or so hits. All three coins are spendable, but keep looking--you may find a keeper at some point!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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United States
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An awl is a sharp pointy tool. They can be used to put holes in leather, for example. I meant awl in the generic sense--the damge to your coin could have been from a nail or really anything with a hard point at one end.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
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Looks like popped air bubbles to me. Wouldn't there be more evidence of force on the coin? They're perfect little circles. How come there aren't any other marks/indications of damage next to said bubbles.
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I agree that several are pretty round, but at least two show damage that wasn't perfectly perpendicular to the coin and thus the tools skidded along the surface of the coin. Look specifically at the mark on the top of Lincoln's hair and the one immediately above and to the right of the date. If you look on the rev of your coin, you will likely see areas of flattening which correspond to the hits taken on the obv. Take a look and then post a pic to this thread!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Rest in Peace
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It has to be some pointed object. The digit 1 has been misplaced, moved if you will, pushed over. It was some forced PMD, who cares what caused it, it isn't worth saving? |
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