Is This 1983 Lincoln Cent Off-Center And Double Strike?

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Wellkellsbells New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 7:52 pm I found this 1983 Lincoln Cent in pocket change. Can anyone tell me what happened to it? I hope it's not PMD. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 7:57 pm One ugly MAD Lincoln with a bad case of pox and sumushies... MAD means a misaligned die, just loose hits off square. the details are all there so isn't an off-center strike, reverse has to be effected in same way. And I think it ran into our favorite coin villain: Edited by Crazyb0 12/06/2017 8:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wellkellsbells New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 8:02 pm Why would someone do that though? Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 8:10 pm Shoulda seen the hammer my father-in-law used to "get his mad out..." Report this Post to the Staff
Wellkellsbells New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 8:13 pm I don't disagree with you, but I don't understand how putting one coin on top of the other could leave that impression. I thought pox were bubbles and these are holes. I'm still getting used to all the vocabulary. I wonder what caused them? Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 9:45 pm Quote: I thought pox were bubbles and these are holes. I'm still getting used to all the vocabulary. I wonder what caused them? Those holes used to be bubbles until they popped. Most likely, the intentional damage broke through the copper plating and exposed the zinc core to the elements. It is called zinc rot and will start as small bubbles created by corrosion gasses. Eventually, the bubble will break and what's left are pits like this. At this stage, it will continue to rot until the entire coin is eaten away. Use the forum search and enter "zinc rot". There are many examples and much info posted. Edit: here are a few I posted a while back: 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 12/06/2017 9:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wellkellsbells New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/06/2017 11:52 pm Thanks for the info! Report this Post to the Staff
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