1986 Penny Zinc Rot And Another Caracteristics?

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arelymed New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/11/2017 9:29 pm Hello In my past posting I learned about "zinc rot"(Thanks for showing me). I found another penny with the same pollution in the process of production but the difference that I see is that the marks in the adverse are in opposite directions than the obverse , plus it has many chips and holes in parts that I think had more chips in the past and a possible change of color in some parts and it seems to be broken. Maybe was acid? A lot of sea water? Could you explain me what happened to this coin? Thank You! Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 12/11/2017 10:27 pm Quote: the marks in the adverse are in opposite directions than the obverse I assume you mean reverse and not adverse. That is normal. It you lay it flat (like the sheet stock it was punched from) you will see that the lines are running in the same direction from top to bottom. When you flip the coin, they appear as if they're running in the opposite direction. I hope that makes sense. 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
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 12/11/2017 10:28 pm Well, there is a lot going on with this coin, but in the end, I think that you can safely spend it. I see normal wear, but also the dark color could be ink or environmental damage. Those pin holes are where there was a breach in the copper layer and the reactive zinc has been exposed to water/salt water/diet soda/who knows. It doesn't look like a typical acid bath cent to me (try searching CCF using those key words to see lots of good examples in previous threads). "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 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/12/2017 04:13 am Very nice photos arelymed,what are you using? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 12/12/2017 09:12 am very nice photos.... Report this Post to the Staff
arelymed New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 12/13/2017 7:54 pm Hello, Spence, spruett001: Thanks for your help. Quote: Very nice photos arelymed,what are you using? John1 Thanks for the comments of the photos, I am using sNxehZBOgz8 It has been a great help, I hope it works for you Regards Report this Post to the Staff
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