1982 Penny I'm not Sure Why It Looks This Way

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Misscatdf New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 01/03/2020 4:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/03/2020 5:02 pm Environmental damage,a once buried coin. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CherryPicker1 Pillar of the Community United States 646 Posts	Posted 01/03/2020 5:03 pm Just environmental damage, it's spent a long time in the ground. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19142 Posts	Posted 01/03/2020 5:35 pm Agree, spent considerable time in the ground. Last month I found a 1996D in dirt/sand not far from a beach. Looks almost identical to the '82 shown,. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/03/2020 5:39 pm Good question. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Cats New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 01/03/2020 9:02 pm Looks like a zinc penny. Can a copper penny look the same way? (bubbles) Edited by Cats 01/03/2020 9:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/03/2020 11:37 pm Yes, buried or metal detector finds look is way, copper or zinc (but zinc might look worst). Hard to tell, but it looks as if this coin is the large date version. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Cats New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 01/04/2020 4:25 pm Thanks Merclover. Edited by Cats 01/04/2020 4:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/05/2020 05:32 am Quote: Looks like a zinc penny Only way to tell is to weigh it,but with the corrosion the weight might be off also. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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