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vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 8:13 pm Looks to be something embedded? on the surface. Almost looks like another D which I know is impossible but strange nonetheless. Can't figure it out. I know the pics are not the greatest. Just above the D in GOD. What ever it is, it's raised like a letter. swcoin.ecrater.com Edited by vermontensium 06/24/2008 8:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Becky Pillar of the Community United States 954 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 8:31 pm It looks like post mint damage to me. Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 8:57 pm Small gas bubble that formed between the copper layer and the zinc core. Copper probable erroded away leaving the small hole in your coin. Very common on copper plated cents of the 80s. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 10:24 pm Hi, I can't tell as the pictures are too small to see the details. It does look like a touch of Post Mint damage above the D so that is the likely cause. It would still be better to see a better picture to be sure. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/24/2008 10:25 pm Even a pin point break through the copper plating can start the zinc to start working in the air. They look like craters on the moon. They usually get split by striking/damage and start working (Raising) then disintegrate and falling then open the crater below the area affected. Just part of the deterioration on the zinc planchet coins. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 06/27/2008 9:35 pm Thanks coop. Can you be positive that is what it is? I know you don't have the coin in hand, but it still looks like something was embedded into the coins surface. Like I said before, it's about the size of the "D". swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 06/28/2008 01:40 am Hi, Coop is right on the money. Your coin displays damage due to a "Spot Of Rot" . It's corrosion. here is your picture enlarged and trimmed and it is easy to see that the depression was formed by a process of corrosion. It is the same type of situation that coop pictured for us. Thanks, Bill Edited by foundinrolls 06/28/2008 01:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 06/28/2008 7:34 pm Very interesting. Thanks again coop and foundinrolls. Had no idea this was corrosion. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
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