Need Help On My 1984 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Obverse

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KembotMo Valued Member Philippines 135 Posts	Posted 03/31/2018 10:03 pm hi everyone! I have this 1984 LMC and I'm not quite sure what it is on the "G" in GOD. dunno if its laminated.. also have a die crack on the reverse side. thank you Report this Post to the Staff

Tootallious Rest in Peace United States 1559 Posts	Posted 03/31/2018 10:12 pm It kind of looks like debri of some sort under the copper plating. But looking the zinc rot in "WE", I'm leaning towards zinc rot. One of the experts should be along soon to determine just what it is Edit: Is the area I'm question raised? If so you should be able to flatten it with a toothpick. If it flattens than it is probably zinc rot. Edited by Tootallious 03/31/2018 10:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/31/2018 10:13 pm Around the G looks to be some sort of plating issue (FYI laminations don't apply to copper-plated cents). The reverse does indeed have a nice die crack. 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
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/31/2018 10:15 pm Plating bubbles. This is caused by a trapped debris between the copper layer and zinc core. This will cause the zinc to corrode and "rot" releasing gasses and dust which cause the plating to expand/contract in response. Also related to this is "split plating" issues where the device edges were stretched and broken around them exposing the zinc core to begin corroding. Report this Post to the Staff
KembotMo Valued Member Philippines 135 Posts	Posted 03/31/2018 10:26 pm tootallious - it does not flatten bro it broke the toothpick.. hahaha! spruett001 - thanks for the info bud. learned something new again from you. haha Crazyb0 - This will cause the zinc to corrode and "rot" releasing gasses = so my coin farted. hahaha! thanks for the help my brothers Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/01/2018 8:34 pm Then it is something under the plating that was not rinsed off the planchet before it was plated. The green spot pretty much remove the collect ability for this though. Report this Post to the Staff
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Need Help On My 1984 LMC Obverse