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Valued Member
United States
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Hi. I found this penny a while back ago. I'm just getting around to asking questions. I've been researching reading. I've bought a book to help to recognize errors but haven't got "The Red Book" yet. On the obverse, it's missing the artist' initials and looks to be clouded where they should be. The while face seems to be off, but I can't figure it out? Next to the D in God, looks like a broken bit under copper. On the reverse, everything seems to be off! I can see some doubling on both sides, mostly prominent on the obverse. Can someone explain the lack of coloring and the other issues, please?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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@miss, what I am seeing is a potential plating bubble after the D and excessive wear on the high points that has worn through the copper plating on the rev. Even if there were a mint error hiding in there somewhere, I think that the condition of this coin makes it a spender.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like it was rubbed on cement and it removed the plating on the highest devices. Just a spender until the day day the zinc rot starts weakening the zinc planchet below.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
 looks as if the reverse has been scraped against a rough surface, removing the copper and exposing the zinc core. Just post mint damage ( PMD). Zinc rot will soon follow. Obverse photo is not sharp enough to really see details. A sharp closeup would be helpful where you see issues.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 United States
163 Posts |
I tried to get better photos with different lighting. Just baffled, because there is no rough surface to suggest any rubbing on concrete. Very smooth! If you look at the ONE CENT, the "silver" runs over the letters, some blotching in different areas, as if it ran over and not scraped off? On the obverse, it has the same lines running thru it, almost as if hand painted? Is it common to leave the artists' initials off? Thanks again!    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Someone has taken it to a belt sander, and just sanded the outer letters off and left the inner surface alone. The v.d.b. is sometimes buffed of the die, I think I can see the b on your coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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It is not hand painted and that is not silver.
That is the zinc core showing through from where the copper plating
has been removed. It will soon start to rot so best to get rid of it now.
This question comes up quit often so it is easily diagnosed.
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Valued Member
United States
163 Posts |
Thank you. Yes, I knew it wasn't silver, I was trying to make it stand out, so that you could see where I was talking about, that's why I put it in quotations! Thanks to all!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Either scraped or ran over, or whatever exposed the zinc, all the different ways its just post mint damage. Damage is damage, regardless of the source. Current value is one cent. After zinc rot does it's job, it'll be worthless. Spend it while you can. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moderator
United States
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As stated above, it is a coin that probably got stepped on and then 'slid' on a rough surface. A spender for sure
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Posted 08/24/2021 11:32 am
