2020 Shield Cent Lamination Error....!?!?! That's Exactly What I Was Thinki

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Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 01:24 am Lam error or what? I have plenty more pics. Let me know..... Fo shore.... Report this Post to the Staff

Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 01:25 am Btw....these lam errors supposedly dont exist. Just a heads up Report this Post to the Staff
Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 01:26 am If you would like anymore pics from diff angles just dm me. Report this Post to the Staff
Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 01:52 am Huh, certainly appears to be some sort of LAM or improper alloy mix that caused this. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 04:49 am I believe Mike Diamond when he says they do not exist. It is a plating issue. Planchet damage before plating? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74594 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 05:08 am Probably a plating issue. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 07:07 am My vote is for a plating issue. Of course, without stripping away the copper plate (and thereby ruining this coin) we can't know for sure. "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
Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 08:49 am Could it be a lam on the underlying zinc core? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 09:50 am I'm in the plating issue camp. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 12:37 pm Quote: Could it be a lam on the underlying zinc core? Don't think so. The core should be 100% zinc and the copper plating is 100% copper. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 7:11 pm Or planchet damage. Or damage to the coin? I found something like that once: Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5780 Posts	Posted 05/24/2020 8:12 pm I'm on the planchet issue/damage "train". (Maybe from the zinc core being rolled out?) Since the plating process deposits an even layer of copper across the whole surface of the coin, any underlying unevenness or issue on the zinc planchet would be visible. Here is a video of the plating process by Jarden Zinc (the makers of the Shield planchet). Most may be familiar with it but it's interesting to watch. -LOk_YJrqiY Thanks to Coinman2000 for the following image which shows the underlying roller lines in a zinc planchet on the unstruck portion of this coin. Notice how the copper plating doesn't fill in the voids. The same effect would be visible on any zinc core issue. Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Edited by Petespockets55 05/24/2020 9:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Waynoah83 Pillar of the Community 586 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 01:32 am I figured it was just a plating issue myself just because of the way pennies are minted nowadays and I'm guessing it's impossible. I found it in a brand new roll of 2020s and figured I'd share it cause it's the first one I've seen that looked like that and even so it sure does look like it's one. I'm gonna label it "poor man's delam" and file it away anyways. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 10:35 am The OP's cent shows cracked plating. It's not a lamination error per se, as these are generally restricted to solid-alloy coins. Exceptions exist in the form of internally split clad layers, but those layers are much thicker than copper plating. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5780 Posts	Posted 05/27/2020 3:45 pm Thanks Mike. I've seen "spider web" like cracked plating (Severe Temperature change?) but do you have ideas on what could cause the plating to crack like this and not also be visible on the opposite side? Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
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