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Willy D New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 01/10/2021 12:10 pm I have a penny that I'm looking at in my microscope and it's coming up with these weird silver caps to the word United States of America. It starts almost as a weird crack that goes from left to right and then starts to define itself on the letters.I've never seen it and I'm not too sure what it is any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/10/2021 12:13 pm Split copper plating,no added value. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21600 Posts	Posted 01/10/2021 12:15 pm It's called Split CopperPlating When the coin was struck, the thin copper plating split exposing the zinc core. Eventually this will start to rot. In the future, please show complete photos of both sides of the coin as well as your area of concern. John 1 types faster than me Edited by JimmyD 01/10/2021 12:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/10/2021 12:17 pm Agree, split plate doubling. Not uncommon. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Willy D New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 01/10/2021 12:22 pm Thanks guys much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
Willy D New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 01/10/2021 12:24 pm It's nice to be able to tap into some knowledge with you guys thanks again. I might have more. I'm going through a pile of collected coin right now. Report this Post to the Staff
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