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brefos77 Pillar of the Community United States 792 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 02:49 am Report this Post to the Staff

Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5611 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 04:40 am It sure looks like the mint mark is dbl'd, why did you put a question mark in your title ? Since the coins were changed from mostly copper to a zinc alloy mix, I have seen things like this that are not an actual dbl'd m/m.Although I can clearly see the remnants of the first "D", BUT I COULD BE WRONG!! Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 06:04 am It's just split plating. There is no second mintmark. These are very common with mid-80s cents. Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 06:12 am Not sure this is a RPM. The jagged edges on the underlying mint mark are suggesting that the punch pierced the copper layer and corrosion is just pushing the copper layer upwards creating the illusion of a 2nd one. See what I get for going to Charles site and checking. Snuck on here and beat me. Edited by MorgansRmine 12/11/2008 06:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5611 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 09:00 am I have seen the die pierce the plating before and give this appearance, however, I would like to actually hold the coin, it (from the photo) is deceiving... Why did they ever change the mostly copper coins, Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 10:58 am Quote: Why did they ever change the mostly copper coins Metal prices got too high, same problem that they are dealing with again now. Copper plated zinc is much cheaper to use than a bronze/brass alloy. Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 11:14 am I understand that zinc holds a good price now. Report this Post to the Staff
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