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Please forgive me me guys but I have a 1995D Lincoln Penny that has an obvious error on Obverse side going g straight through the 995 of the date on coin. Also on Obverse and reverse side has a silver blotch in center of coin. Also several of the numbers and letters on coin are shadowed In silver. Please help to determine what I'm looking at exactly. THANKS!    |
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@Jameson11, first welcome to to CCF. Second, you have an interesting cent there and have posted really nice pics for this being your first thread. I see split plate doubling on the date, mintmark, and most of the letters of the inscription--this lack of copper plating means that the underlying zinc core is exposed. This is quite common on cents these days. Additionally, it looks to me like someone has damaged this coin by partially stripped away the plating on the middle of both sides of the coin. Again, that grey color is the zinc core. Unfortunately, this zinc core will now start to deteriorate rapidly without the protective copper plating.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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 to CCF. The line going through the 995 is a linear trail gas bubble. The silver blotch, most members will say is post strike damage sometimes stating it is caused by a cigarette lighter. I am not sure about that,so I keep them when they are in really nice condition as yours is. Put it in a 2x2 holder. Also,you should only hold coins by the edge. Skin oils will damage a coin. John1  |
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Just in case you were finding rare coins you should only hold them be the edges. Your fingers contain oils and acids that will leave a fingerprint on a coin that stays there forever. As to your coin. As already stated, just outer layer of Copper gone. May have been from someone messing around. Shadow doubling is due to worn out dies and not a true doubled coin. Can be seen a lot on many coins. |
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Good advice from all. to the CCF! |
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to the Community! |
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United States
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That penny is exactly like my 1996 mint error partial copper plating that got graded through NGC as ms66. Very nice find.   |
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United States
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Wow interesting addition to this thread @jm13. I would have said yours was PMD also, but clearly NGC thought that this was a mint error. "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
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@ Jewelman13, Thanks for posting that. I have thought it was a plating error, and have been keeping the ones I find CRHing. John1 |
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Looks legit to me, nice find!
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