zincoln was a key chain or something , and who made it might of had a punch to make it fit , good luck and happy hunting and Tbauer have to see your coin to tell but sounds like a Greaser
I going through a bucket of cents, that I've been working on for awhile now. I read your post, and the very next coin I picked out of the bucket was an 1984-D LMC in absolutely terrible shape. I'm starting to see a pattern in some years. Some look very good after 30 years or so, others look very sad at a more recent date. I think I might go back through and try to figure out which dates are at a higher risk of developing fatal zinc rot. 1984 seem to have a poor strike record, they seem to have issues even when in good condition, or has someone already done a study I am not aware of ?
Quote: 1984 seem to have a poor strike record, they seem to have issues even when in good condition, or has someone already done a study I am not aware of ?
Its been noted in a couple of coin articles, that the early years for copper-plated zinc cents had plating issues and took awhile to work out. Sorry I've no links readily available right now. Thanks, Doug.
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