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SoundBeing Valued Member Germany 116 Posts	Posted 11/04/2021 08:05 am Found this silly little number today. I wondered if there is any advantages to hanging onto pennies with these types of anomalies. Is this a die chip or some sort of plating error, or...? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21610 Posts	Posted 11/04/2021 08:26 am Looks like a plating bubble. Eventually it will break and then zinc rot will set in. Might as well get rid of it now before that happens. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/04/2021 09:01 am Agree, probably a plating bubble. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 11/04/2021 12:56 pm Look close in to the bubble area. It maybe a bubble. If so it would flatten with a toothpick. If it doesn't flatten, check the center of the bubble for a gray dot on the center of the area in question. If the gray dot is there, then it is split plating. Both have no premium, but if you are like me, "I want to know." Third choice: If the die develops a die dot on the die, (Basically a pothole) then it is die damage to the die. (again not a premium for this either) But Again: "I want to know." (that's just me though) After a few of these, then you will just toss them back into circulation. Move on to the next coin that may have potential. Report this Post to the Staff
SoundBeing Valued Member Germany 116 Posts	Posted 11/04/2021 2:20 pm I tried to "pop" it. I tried to zoom in. Looks all copper. No dots in the center. This image is probably awful, but I used my loop then took a photo from my iphone. Best I could come up with. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21610 Posts	Posted 11/04/2021 2:46 pm If it didn't pop, it may be coops third choice then, it is a pit mark in the die. Hard to tell from a picture but it doesn't really matter as there is no extra value either way. Report this Post to the Staff
SoundBeing Valued Member Germany 116 Posts	Posted 11/05/2021 02:50 am Roger that. Another dud. Thanks for the insight. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96250 Posts	Posted 11/05/2021 09:18 am Overall, it just looks like a scratched and damaged coin. Just a spender to me. 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
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