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Moesizzle New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 5:21 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Hey guys I'm new to coin collecting. I came across this 1985 penny that appears to have an error on the back. Is this anything special? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 5:24 pm to the forum! Since 1982, Lincoln cents have been made of Zinc planchets plated with Copper. It looks like the Zinc beneath the Copper plating has started to degrade, leaving a raised area of Copper. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 5:35 pm @MS, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with @CWB, that your coin has begun to corrode from exposure of the zinc core. The raised section is most likely from this process, but a close-up photo (straight on, well lit, in focus, and well-cropped) would let us confirm that it isn't something else. "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
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 5:44 pm PMD, not an error. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 6:32 pm Keep looking, keep asking! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 01/14/2018 7:44 pm We look forward to your participation. Report this Post to the Staff
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