2000 Lincoln Penny Do I Have An Error Coin?

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alero Valued Member United States 50 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:22 pm No error, PSD. Looks like a grinder was taken to it. You Report this Post to the Staff
Ppincher1 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:22 pm Unfortunately it looks like a zinc LMC that has been scraped against something. Don't give up! Happy hunting. Report this Post to the Staff
Ppincher1 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:25 pm My bad, it's not a LMC it is a shield cent, but it is still not an error coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Ppincher1 New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:34 pm Sorry again, guess I was correct in the first place, about the LMC. Report this Post to the Staff
alero Valued Member United States 50 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:44 pm thanks for reply Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34406 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:45 pm @alero, the copper plating was recently ground off exposing the bright zinc core underneath. Over time, the zinc will deteriorate and corrode. This coin is a spender. "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
alero Valued Member United States 50 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:49 pm how it could be scraped against something and the letters still right Report this Post to the Staff
alero Valued Member United States 50 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:54 pm Thanks Spencer. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34406 Posts	Posted 01/24/2019 9:59 pm Quote: how it could be scraped against something and the letters still right Since these features (and others like the Lincoln Memorial) are raised above the surface of the coin, they can be worn enough to remove the thin layer of plating but not so much that they are worn flat. That is what you have here. While I would never recommend destroying money, this would be pretty simple to duplicate if you rubbed a cent on the sidewalk. Unless you were buried by all of this snow and then you'll have to wait until things thaw a little. "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
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