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Jpacey Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 01:34 am found this not sure what it is any help is appreciated * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 02:13 am From 1982 to present LMCs are made from a copper plated zinc planchet. What you are seeing in your example is one where the coin has been damaged, exposing the zinc core. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
srcliff Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 09:23 am Probably got trapped somewhere with a lot of vibration and the top layer has been "sanded" off. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 09:30 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34440 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 09:33 am Yep that is zinc not silver. "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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75012 Posts	Posted 04/21/2019 1:39 pm To CCF! I agree that it's simply a damaged coin showing Post Strike Damage ( PSD). Value is only 1 cent unfortunately. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4596 Posts	Posted 04/21/2019 2:03 pm The plating is 8 microns. For comparision, human hair runs from 17 to 180 microns... So the plating is very thin and easily damaged -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/22/2019 10:42 am All it would take is a zinc plated cent on a sidewalk and a foot sliding it around with some weight on it, and the coin would be altered. Report this Post to the Staff
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