Not Doubling On 1982 Small Date (Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC ) Penny, What Causes The Letters To Split

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hodi Valued Member United States 86 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 8:23 pm /img] Report this Post to the Staff

CouchDiver1978 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 9:20 pm May sound like a dumb question, but is it a 82 zinc small date? It seems like sometimes these zinc pennies just kind of deflate and weather up like a balloon that had a helium in it 6 or 8 days ago. I'm not seeing any zits on it like this 82 zinc large date that I've been looking at. The suckers pretty rough! Edited by CouchDiver1978 11/01/2018 9:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74601 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 9:43 pm My guess is that it is Machine Doubling. This is my answer to the OP's question. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 11/01/2018 9:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
hodi Valued Member United States 86 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 9:47 pm no its in good condition and yes it is a zinc small date. theres a picture in the previous post and it weighs 2.5 Report this Post to the Staff
CouchDiver1978 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 11/01/2018 11:51 pm 10 4 zinc is aeny.. see... MD seems to be the std answer, but thinking back to chem101 and what little I know about minting, I think it could be from a weak strike and/or underling deformity combined with a rapid collapse of the copper shell essentially sealing in the "unconformity" to use a geologic term, in essence protecting the coin from rot. I admit, this is just a wild guess from somebody who doesn't know enough about zinc coins to have an opinion at this point, but it was kinda fun to think about. I hope you get a real answer amigo as I've wondered this as well. Report this Post to the Staff
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Not Doubling On 1982 Small Date (Lmc) Penny, What Causes The Letters To Split