1993 Lincoln Memorial Cent - Full Zinc Obv. And Rev.

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 08/28/2018 11:39 pm No clue if this is a real deal or just a bit of classroom science, but I found it in a bag of 1943 steel cents and was a little shocked when I saw a memorial back in there. Exactly the same color as the steelies. Still don't have a scale that does 100ths, but it comes in at 2.5g on the one I do have, so about 0.02g light. 1993 Lincoln Memorial cent no copper layer Of note, it does show die scratches and flow lines like a normal cent. Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74629 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 12:14 am I'm not exactly sure, to be honest. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 12:15 am But is an unplated cent fully struck up? I thought because of the slight thinner planchet, it would mush out? I really don't know Bats... Check out error-ref and what the altered coin looks like. Those lines may be striations from electroplated stripping. Edited by Crazyb0 08/29/2018 12:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 12:20 am I am leaning toward real, not because I know anything about strike details but because I've seen a lot of plated and or stripped cents and this just doesn't look like that was done here. Usually somewhere on the rim there is a bit of copper visible or some detail that shows what happened. Just nothing here but a normal looking coin without the copper. But certainly hoping for someone to debunk it or verify it rather than leave it as a total unknown. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74629 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 12:27 am I'll get Mike Diamond to look at it for you tropicalbats. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 12:49 am Crazy, very interesting about those lines. Could be first sign of things amiss. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 06:50 am Surfaces aren't smooth and no luster so almost certainly a cent that has had the copper plating stripped off. An "un-plated" cent as opposed to a non-plated cent. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 08:43 am Conder101 is correct. The granular surface indicates that the copper plating was chemically stripped outside the Mint. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 08/29/2018 09:56 am Thanks Mike! I will put this in my folder of fakes with correct label. And good call Conder101. Report this Post to the Staff
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