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Angelmuse724 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:20 pm Ok I have a 1983 D penny that could be copper idk but it has a very strange planchet... See for yourself . Report this Post to the Staff

Angelmuse724 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:24 pm Does anyone know if it's worth keeping ? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:26 pm Pic is just a blur. Please try again. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 07/26/2022 8:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:26 pm , We will help you in the best way possible... Can't help too much from such a blurry out-of-focus photo... Not very likely that it is that you are thinking... From what I can see here, more than likely a gunky stain or major post mint damage of the green copper coating reacting with some chemical from the colors I see. Report this Post to the Staff
Angelmuse724 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:38 pm My phone not take good pics it's a little blurry but only on the year and liberty the rest pretty much looks like that except my bad you can't see this Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:41 pm Sorry, impossible to evaluate from these pics. Report this Post to the Staff
Angelmuse724 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:42 pm Is this better pic ? I tried my best please let me know Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:47 pm Looks like the copper plating has been skinned off exposing the silver zinc core. After time the zinc will turn black just before corrosion sets in. Basically a badly damaged coin. Spendable Report this Post to the Staff
Angelmuse724 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:50 pm Thanx coinfrog I'll try again Any better ? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95403 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:56 pm full on post mint damage on this ZINC cent. the rims were ground off and some of the copper plating has been removed in various areas. There is no way that this thing left the mint in that condition. 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 Edited by Dearborn 07/26/2022 8:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Angelmuse724 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 8:59 pm Look where liberty is blurred how could a person or weather cause that ? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21595 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 9:00 pm There is no way that is an error. Just a badly damaged coin, doubt if you could even get a cent for it in that condition. Edited by JimmyD 07/26/2022 9:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19136 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 9:14 pm Yes, post-strike damage--not a mint error. The coin appears to have been deliberately reduced in size. What does the reverse look like? Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 9:22 pm Yeah, better photos say this is confirmed PMD as mentioned above... Smaller size means someone reduced the size post mint... Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 07/26/2022 9:51 pm @ang, first welcome to CCF. Second, thx for continuing to stick with it and post better and better pictures. "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
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/27/2022 04:52 am I agree with PMD. Sometimes people will "shave down" a cent to imitate a dime to use in a vending machine. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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