What Causes This To Happen 1988 Penny

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mtravao3 New Member United States 21 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 09:05 am I see these from time to time and was curious as to how this happens. I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume there is nothing special about this penny. Right? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 09:07 am Yes nothing special. The copper plating has split revealing the underlying zinc core. "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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 10:04 am Often caused by too much strike pressure. Very spendable. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 11:54 am Spend it before it becomes a zinc zombie. Unfortunately, there are so many of these coins that are "falling apart" soon after minting. It is a shame. But I suppose for folks who like to collect sales tax tokens, you have to look at them Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 12:36 pm A great example of a poor quality modern day's U.S. coinage, like moxking said: IT IS A SHAME, it is sad how our Mint presidents continue to ignore it! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 2:07 pm Yep. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74915 Posts	Posted 07/08/2018 3:01 pm It's called Split Plate Doubling. This is very common on Copper plated Zinc cents. There's no premium over face value for this. http://www.error-ref.com/split-plate-doubling Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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