1997 Lincoln Penny Why The Metal Look

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Tjones0073 New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 10:54 am What's up with the look of this coin. I also have a 2008 that looks the same way and the marks are in the same place. It looks just like a die cap color without the shape Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 11:09 am The copper has worn off showing the zinc. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34398 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 11:22 am Yes definitely not a mint error but rather perferential wear to the high points of the coin showing the underlying 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 03/25/2020 11:48 am May have been deliberately scuffed down. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 11:13 pm with all three of the above. It's a metal colour because it's a metal. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/25/2020 11:27 pm Looks like a sidewalk coin surfer used it for a slide across a smooth cement floor a few times. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73984 Posts	Posted 03/26/2020 12:13 am 100% PSD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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