1983 D Lincoln Cent Mint Mark With Shape Behind It.

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PointArenaMan New Member United States 33 Posts	Posted 08/28/2019 9:26 pm Is it anything other than zinc rot? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74060 Posts	Posted 08/28/2019 10:35 pm Nope, that's unfortunately zinc rot. PSD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7027 Posts	Posted 08/28/2019 10:35 pm So,1983 and above are cents made from a zinc core which is copper plated. What you have is a coin that when struck the plating broken,therefore allowing air to react with the zinc and rot to begin...very very common, spend it and forget it Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 08/29/2019 12:30 am It seems to be very common around the mintmark, which is due to stress during striking on the thin layer of copper. The layer tends to break more the closer to the rim the device is. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
PointArenaMan New Member United States 33 Posts	Posted 08/29/2019 01:43 am Thank you everyone. I appreciate the new knowledge about zinc rot. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/29/2019 05:23 am Copper plated zinc started with (some) 1982 and newer. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/29/2019 08:30 am Good question, keep asking! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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