Why Does This 1990 D Penny Look Like This?

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AshleyG Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 5:37 pm Hello, I came process penny and I don't know if it's missing a cloud layer or what exactly is going on but just bubbles everywhere it weighs normal 2.5 g but looks different.. please help me!!!! Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 98469 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 5:39 pm That is a coin that is full of gas. Gas bubbles from the zinc core, the copper plating didn't adhere to it very well. Once they break open, zinc rot will start and this coin will slowly dissolve into dust. 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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 5:56 pm That pretty much covers it! Report this Post to the Staff
AshleyG Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 6:00 pm So it's not an error? it's just bendable? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98469 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 6:07 pm yes, sorry a bendable coin. I wonder if you could fold it into quarters. (if you did, would it be worth .25 cents? ) 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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 7:08 pm It is a plating issue, zinc dust trapped between the zinc core and the copper plating. Spendable. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 7:15 pm Next stop, zinc rot. Spend it while you can! Report this Post to the Staff
AshleyG Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 12/08/2021 10:38 pm *spendable haha talk to text.... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/09/2021 4:20 pm Nothing good. Just copper plating over a lot of zinc dust. (Forgot it's shower before plating) Report this Post to the Staff
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