Zinc Mixed With Silver? (Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC )

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Jtntris77 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 4:29 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * Does anyone know what kinda Penny this is? It's not worn off, it has multiple little bubbles, the photo is crape, but you can feel the extra layer over the coin Edited by Jtntris77 05/18/2018 4:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff

BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 4:46 pm Lincoln Memorial? Terrible photo, but it looks like 1983, so it's copper plated zinc. Looks like some of the copper plating has worn off, exposing the zinc. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 7:06 pm Possibly looks like the cent was glued obverse down on something. The cent is discolored, not silver. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 7:34 pm Copper plating is being eaten away by the zinc zombie beneath. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 05/18/2018 8:43 pm @Jtntris77, first welcome to CCF. Second, I see that you don't feel like the copper plating has been worn away to show the zinc core underneath. It looks to like something has stained or discolored the plating on the front of this coin. Maybe something as simple as soot from a candle or more complicated like a chemical reaction from a mild acid. Regardless of the cause, it doesn't add any value to this cent and you can safely spend it. "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
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Zinc Mixed With Silver? (Lmc)