1984 Lincoln Penny With The Lethal Wound In His Head

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Preantique Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 8:30 pm I don't know if this is an intentional or unintenional addition or a weird coincidence of some kind of die error but this ring looks like that gun shot wound on Lincoln's head! Report this Post to the Staff

merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 8:41 pm Post mint damage, period. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 9:13 pm Yes zinc rot rather than a mint error. Just random chance as to the location on his upper temple. "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
Preantique Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 9:16 pm Thanks, period! Report this Post to the Staff
Preantique Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 9:56 pm Thank you,Spence, that's another possibility. What about a collapsed gas bubble? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 10:18 pm From the look of it, there is now involvement of the underlying zinc core, so whether this started as a plating bubble or a pin prick in the copper plating seems academic. Either one seems like a potential way for this damage to have gotten started. "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
Preantique Valued Member United States 108 Posts	Posted 03/20/2020 10:51 pm Thank you, Spence, I looked it up and I found pictures of zinc rot looking exactly like this, made buy a guy called Richard S. Cooper! So thanks again, I completely agree with you! It's just really interesting the position of the only significant rot on this coin! Report this Post to the Staff
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