Need Help Identifying 1989 Penny Error

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Misha1964 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/04/2019 05:48 am I think this penny has a mint error but not sure. To the left of his head it seems there are letters. Report this Post to the Staff

demelone Valued Member United States 137 Posts	Posted 08/04/2019 08:13 am Welcome to the CCF! Nice picture! Looks like the start of zinc rot. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34563 Posts	Posted 08/04/2019 08:41 am @m1964, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree with @demelone that the things that look like a letter O and a letter U are just bubbling of the plating due to deterioration of the zinc core. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/04/2019 09:17 am Agree as well. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Coin-Flipper Pillar of the Community Canada 605 Posts	Posted 08/04/2019 09:50 am Welcome to the community! Either double date or Machine Doubling 1989 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 79462 Posts	Posted 08/04/2019 10:21 am Just zinc rot, which isn't an error. PSD. Spender. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Misha1964 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 08/04/2019 1:04 pm Thank you for such quick replies. I never heard of zinc rot. I imagine it is common so I better look it up and learn about it. Thank you again. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 196320 Posts	Posted 08/05/2019 4:08 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
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