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Came across this while CRHing. I'm honestly not sure what to think of it. It isn't a die crack, and it carries a weird flaky breakage to it, at least, the beginning of it on the left rim does. It runs from rim to rim. Any idea of what this could be? Thanks!       |
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Looks like a lamination problem on the planchet.
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Thank you Jimmy!
"Lamination problem on the planchet" Very interesting!
Edited by SilverCents
01/03/2022 4:05 pm
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Zincolns do have a lamination issue. Looks like a copper plating issue similar to a linear trail gas bubble. John1  |
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I'm with john1, zincs don't have laminations issues. maybe an electroplating issue.
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Zincolns do have a lamination issue John1, Do you mean zinc coins do NOT have a plating issue This is a quote from Conder101. I know that this has been debated before here and on other forums. Quote:
While laminations are seldom seen in modern coins they CAN occur in clad, solid alloy AND plated zinc cents. Correct typo Edited by JimmyD
01/03/2022 4:47 pm
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Ah, so it seems I've found a coin that brings debate. Here's a similar topic I looked at: http://goccf.com/t/374860The Edit that I made to my post responding to Jimmy was questioning the idea that Zincoln's don't have laminations, but I realized that he said "planchet," which made me disregard what I said. (Something that was mentioned in the topic I linked). I'm looking forward on seeing what this discussion brings. |
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Very cool defective planchet I'd say. Yea copper plated zinc cents can not have lamination issues. Here's a great pages in error scope written by the one and only Pete apple. Your coin does seem to be defective copper plating possible I had one on a 2020 before.    |
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Maybe we can add this to the debate.  |
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This is fun!
At first glance, JimmyD's NGC coin would be written off by many here as having a linear plating bubble issue--if all we had to go on was the single photo above. Fascinating.
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Def something is going on with the Planchet or copper plating.
Ofc third party graders are not the best for attributing errors honestly they mess up a lot are not as familiar with the minting process as they need to be.
I don't what could be going on or what it would be called but def some type of defective copper plating
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On the NGC slab, that is a linear plating bubble running through Abe, I think what they
are referring to as a Lamination is at the top running through the S in TRUST.
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Here is a good read of lamination and inclusion errors in steel, AND other alloys. https://www.rolledalloys.com/techni...-laminationsQuote:
What are laminations?
Laminations are an imperfection in a steel or alloy, resulting from blisters, seams, foreign material, and/or scratches on an ingot or billet that are not repaired during the rolling process. I think this is why post 1982 cents cannot have a 'lamination' issue, it's because the copper is electroplated to the zinc AFTER the zinc is rolled out. Now onto electroplating of a zinc base with a copper overcoating. https://www.freepatentsonline.com/3716462.htmlQuote:
COPPER PLATING ON ZINC AND ITS ALLOYS
United States Patent 3716462
Abstract:
Production of a uniform, continuous corrosion resistant bonded copper coating on a zinc or zinc alloy body, by a process which comprises contacting the zinc or zinc alloy body with an electroless copper plating composition or solution consisting essentially of a soluble copper salt, e.g., copper sulfate, a complexing agent, e.g., citric acid, and a reducing agent, e.g., sodium hypophosphite. The resulting zinc or zinc alloy body can then be contacted with a copper electroplating bath, and according to one embodiment the resulting copper plated zinc or zinc alloy body is then treated in a nickel electroplating solution, followed by treatment in a chromic acid electroplating solution, to provide a corrosion resistant bright attractive metal coating on the zinc or zinc alloy body. The above noted novel electroless copper plating composition, and the zinc or zinc alloy article coated with an electroless copper plating. |
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I meant to say they do not have lamainations. I hope Mike chimes in. John1 |
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I'm thinking a die crack in the zinc in the field and then it follows the striation from there on through the bust, path of least resistance. Someone much better than me, did a study on these striations in the zincols but don't remember the outcome, maybe just a lighter version of a plating bubble, a disturbance on the planchet before being plated.
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01/03/2022 10:08 pm
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