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Edited by coinman91
05/25/2021 11:39 pm
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Nice snot rocket there, Abe. Looks like a linear plating bubble. No added value, but amusing.
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting, how does a plating bubble occur?
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Pillar of the Community
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Zinc dust or other fine debris is left on the zinc planchet before it's coated with copper, which traps a tiny amount of air under the plating with it. Over time, the air reacts with the zinc causing it to corrode and separate from the copper plating.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 If you take a wooden toothpick you may be able to depress one of the bubbles. This won't hurt anything. Over time the bubble(s) will deflate/separate naturally, exposing the zinc with the next step being zinc rot (which cannot be stopped). Zinc rot causes the coin to literally eat itself, destroying the coin. Not a happy ending I'm afraid.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Looks like a booger meteorite. (Incoming!) Edited by coop
05/26/2021 12:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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AS linear plating bubbles go, that's a blowout!
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Pillar of the Community
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Hahah! So just to be clear there is no collectability to these?
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Fairly common, but this one is in a funny position so it might be worth 2 cents.
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Thanks, maybe I should keep it then. Is a linear plating bubble considered an error?
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Just a common event on copper plated zinc coins. The best examples are the ones that they submit for grading that are in the high grade range. A problem coin is a, problem. Just a face value coin. The price ranges drop quickly on these cents. MS-69 would be the only one to submit. When the cost exceeds the return for a coin, then it is a waste of money. Only the highest grades need to be submitted. MS-69: https://www.PCGS.com/cert/21338503MS-68: https://www.PCGS.com/cert/71804472MS-66: https://www.PCGS.com/cert/39644415Just food for thought. Edited by coop
05/26/2021 1:49 pm
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Nice snot rocket there, Abe way too funny!!  |
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Posted 05/25/2021 11:45 pm
