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Hardesty420 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 11/16/2018 08:16 am This is an odd little critter that I stumbled upon today. It is a 1989 Lincoln Memorial penny, hard to explain. It first caught my attention, because it is relatively lustrous, but it also look a bit warped, or bubbled (for lack of a better description) upon taking a closer look, it Has a somewhat egg shell kind of finish. Nothing really popped out on the obverse, but I turned it over, and wow, it looks as tho the Lincoln memorial has encountered some sort of apocalyptic type turmoil and is crumbling, and melting... well, I know that the pictures will do zero justice where the warped look is concerned. But.... hmmm I can't wait to hear the comments on this one... help me out!! The distortion in the photos is from the warping or whatever it is. Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 11/16/2018 08:50 am Looks like zinc rot on the reverse. As far as being warped, that would be PMD as it couldn't happen during the striking of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/16/2018 11:42 am When the zinc under the split plating gets oxygen, then it rises and distorts the plating on that area. That is what you are seeing. Spend it quickly. Edited by coop 11/16/2018 11:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/16/2018 12:08 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 11/16/2018 12:08 pm Looks like zinc rot. Spend it before it turns into a disk-shaped piece of metal. Report this Post to the Staff
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