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collector.detector Pillar of the Community United States 505 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 12:09 pm Hi all, I was just checking to see if this was an error or PMD before throwing it back into circulation. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 12:12 pm Looks like it was toasted with a cigarette lighter. Spender. Zinc exposed, and will rot in the oxygen of the air. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19171 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 12:29 pm Post-strike damage--agree with the heat assessment. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 12:57 pm Yep this one is a spender for me too. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 5:14 pm This is not heated with a lighter. They must have had problems in the electroplating in 95. I found these and several more in string wrapped rolls of unc 95s. The only answer anyone has given is heat, or PMD. I know it's not because I pulled them out of the new rolls myself. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...fopt--2-.jpg Edited by Cujohn 04/30/2022 6:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
collector.detector Pillar of the Community United States 505 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 6:15 pm The plot thickens. I just noticed that has been discussed here: http://goccf.com/t/352544 Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 6:57 pm Yes and this one http://goccf.com/t/407096 Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 7:07 pm Somehow this appearance is generated after the strike. It is distinct from unimpeachable partial plating errors. You can also see tiny bumps on the surface of the OP's coin, which is a red flag. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96580 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 7:13 pm Very nice find. Thanks for the clarification Cujohn and the additional references. Mike, Are you saying that this particular coin is a fake? 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 04/30/2022 7:14 pm Spender to me. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/30/2022 7:15 pm Quote: generated after the strike. The coin was altered. Report this Post to the Staff
Willburton Pillar of the Community United States 2558 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 08:01 am I've found a bunch of these as well. Mostly 93,95 and 96. As mentioned earlier mine were uncirculated coins. The op's coin has changed color over time. When the coin is fresh it has a more green tint. Possibly something on the die that reacted with the plan. Or rapid oxidation? I'm no expert but these did leave the mint this way. Edited by Willburton 05/01/2022 08:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2738 Posts	Posted 05/01/2022 1:19 pm As far as being fake, I can't prove it. But their appearance is incompatible with a partially plated planchet. Something else is going on. The presence of bumps on at least some of these specimens is troubling, as is the consistently centralized and bifacial positioning of the zinc-colored area. Also troubling is the sheer abundance of coins with this appearance, their consistently dull luster, and the dark gray color of the zinc-colored metal. Some of these coins show what initially appears to be split plating on the lateral side of peripheral numbers and letters. That would ordinarily be a sign of authenticity. But a closer look shows that the copper simply disappeared, as if it was chemically dissolved. Error coin writer and researcher. Edited by mikediamond 05/01/2022 1:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 6:04 pm Willburton, like yours mine was found in unc rolls. I too think they came from the mint this way. And I have found other dates also. I Think it has to do with the cleaning of the planchets, between punching them out to electroplating. Maybe they go through a rinse and don't get cleaned enough. Report this Post to the Staff
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