Hello, Hoping I Can Find Out About My Grading I Received From ICG

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kenny24 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 02:57 am I received a grading from ICG and it was my first time. I am new yet been collecting for about 5 yrs but always learning. I took this coin to a coin dealer prior to sending for grading and he told me to hang on to this coin. He spent like 20 minutes searching through books, online and calling other dealers. He was stumped and cannot find this coin like mine. confirmed it is genuine and was told it was genuine by PCGS by sending the picture. The grading I got is : 1987-D 1C AU 55 DTLS Corroded Can anyone give their opinion? I don't think it was corroded but I could be wrong. Thank you in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6116 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 03:15 am I would tend to agree with PCGS on this one. 1987 Lincoln cents had a zinc core that was copper plated. For a variety of reasons when the copper was applied and the coin struck, the end result was "plating blisters." These are just little gas pockets between the layers, and are quite common. They come in a variety of forms, but one of the forms is like little mini volcano cones, with the top of the blister eroding off and leaving a ring-shaped, raised ring on the coin. There are some really wild examples of them out there. Sadly, your coin appears to be one of these, which I suppose is a type of corrosion, so PCGS label is seemingly correct. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 04:35 am .I agree with zinc rot,very common. That coin should never had gotten sent in in the first place. The value is 1¢ and it cost way more to have slabbed. Also,ICG is not one of the trusted graders to most of us. In order of trusted graders:PCGS-NGC-ANACS. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1658 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 04:36 am Definitely zinc corrosion. Around the mint mark is a very common place for it to start. I would find another dealer, he should have recognized this immediately! Edited by lcutler 08/04/2021 04:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
kenny24 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 07:48 am Thank you all very much. I didn't know if I had a re punch mint mark. I thought it looked like a D over a upside down D. So it is a blister? I never knew what that was. lol. Thanks, have a blessed day. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 08:39 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 09:37 am the dealer should not be a dealer if he did not know about rot, this is very common Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 10:00 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 10:09 am Your coin dealer friend sounds like he might be completely clueless if he thought this was anything but a corroded penny. I think the grading service nailed it. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 10:19 am The cause? Split plating during the strike. It is the most common area to see this split plating. Followed with split plating the reverse on UNITED. The next spot that is common is on the building. As long as we have copper plated zinc cents, this will always be an issue. Often called a heavy strike issue, as it doesn't happen on every coin. Edited by coop 08/04/2021 10:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
kenny24 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 11:17 am Wow! Thanks so much. I wish there was classes on numismatics in college or small schools. The dealer is a old man and says hes been in business for 60 years. Maybe, his eyes are going. IDK. Thank you for welcoming me. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 11:39 am You can learn it all here for free. Check out my thread of thread on different subjects, you not even thought of yet. Just click on the CoopHome link. (Note it turned blue) There are 9 pages of information with thousands on images on subjects, we have covered here already. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 08/04/2021 2:21 pm I agree, the mintmark has a zinc rot blister on it which will continue to grow, even in the slab. I also agree, this should have never been sent in for grading in the first place. Rather than your clueless coin shop, come here first. It will save you a lot of time, frustration and money. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97320 Posts	Posted 08/12/2021 4:24 pm with zinc rot as well. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5785 Posts	Posted 08/12/2021 10:31 pm Yep, looks like zinc rot blew that one up. the image is a little fuzzy but a die chip wouldn't have that dimple in the middle. ICG gave you the correct AU "Details" grade, meaning it is damaged. PCGS only confirmed it was Genuine, meaning it was a real US cent, not that it was an error/variety of some kind. 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
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2741 Posts	Posted 08/13/2021 01:30 am Instantly recognizable as zinc rot but I will say it is the most "D" resembling zinc blob I've seen yet. "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
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