2006 Canada Penny Edge Hollowed Out

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Merki New Member Canada 5 Posts	Posted 07/29/2019 10:36 pm I found this 2006 penny, no logo, non magnetic. What is odd is the hollow rim below the date. The coin is hollowed out just past the metal rim. Is this unexplained damage or possible error? Report this Post to the Staff

Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 07/29/2019 10:50 pm The photos are not great. It looks like it might be a legitimate planchet flaw error. But if it is I would think that there should be some sort of Blakesley effect. From your photos it looks like there might be a Blakesley effect, but I am not sure. Can you post larger photos? Both sides? Edited by Smallcentguy 07/29/2019 10:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 07/29/2019 10:51 pm And welcome by the way! Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 07/30/2019 01:23 am PMD, not an error but damage. If it was a clip that area would also have copper plating on it. What you're seeing here is zinc rot. The plating was damaged post-mint, and the zinc core corrodes faster than the copper plating. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 07/30/2019 07:58 am Just to clarify, Altaira, I am not saying this is a clip. What I meant was that if this was a pre strike planchet flaw error, you should see a Blakesley effect just as if it was a clip. Same physics should be at work if a pre strike flaw. I don't see an obvious Blakesley effect. Need better pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/30/2019 08:38 am I lean toward simple damage. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189601 Posts	Posted 07/30/2019 2:56 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
gidjit Pillar of the Community Canada 1980 Posts	Posted 07/30/2019 4:08 pm i pull zinc coins like this out of the ground all the time metal detecting Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 07/31/2019 08:29 am Oops! Sorry, I saw a curved part and assumed the discussion was about a clip. I should read better next time. Either way, it still looks like PMD to me. If the coin was missing metal on that part before the strike, from a clip or a flawed planchet or whatever, the rim around it would also be thinned out. I don't see that happening here. Blakesley effect isn't always present if the clip is small, either. The reason why the zinc has hollowed out from the copper is because of zinc rot, which happens when the copper plating is broken and the zinc corrodes away faster than copper. Report this Post to the Staff
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