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rkp Valued Member United States 254 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 1:00 pm I found both of these coins while roll hunting. The first coin has a large gouge at 2 o'clock. The picture is not the greatest but the reasons why I think this occurred during the striking process are: 1. the "s" and "t" is still faintly present on the coin 2. the gouge is fairly deep and if it occurred during circulation, the zinc should be visible 3. the edge is thicker on one side as compared to the other (2nd picture) The 3rd picture is of a cent with what appears to be copper bumps on the obverse. This one I'm just not sure about. I would appreciate any comments, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

manila galleon trade Pillar of the Community Spain 1361 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 1:08 pm Lincoln with chicken pox? Report this Post to the Staff
mikep Valued Member United States 322 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 2:32 pm Hi. The 1998 look like post mint damage, but not sure. The 1984 has plating bubbles that are caused from gas trapped under the copper layer and has no extra value other than face. You will see many of these. Mike Report this Post to the Staff
sparkyjim New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 02/19/2009 2:54 pm Brain matter? sorry Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/20/2009 1:06 pm I think the first one is a strike through. Anything that made that kind of an impression after striking would show as severe damage on the reverse. Something that scraped it that badly would have destroyed the copper plating. The second one is just variation in the thickness of the edge. This one may be a bit more than normal but probably not excessive. He doesn't show the faces so it may have a misaligned die as well which often allows this to happen. Third one is plating bubbles. Report this Post to the Staff
highroller4321 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 10:26 am Im far from an expert but I think those all are post mint damage Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 02/21/2009 11:16 am First coin in the thread is struck through something, possibly cloth. If it were damage the damage would show on the rim. The uneven thickness is common. The second coin is caused by the mint, but isn't worth anything. It's plating imperfections where the zinc is rotting underneath the copper because of a bad wash prior to plating the zinc blank with the copper. Report this Post to the Staff
rkp Valued Member United States 254 Posts	Posted 02/25/2009 12:38 pm Conder101: I apologize for not labeling my pictures, but the first two pictures are of the same coin. I only wanted to show in the second picture that the edge of the coin was thicker where the metal was "removed" by the gouge. The excess metal was pushed to this side of the edge, yet the perfect smoothness and roundness of the edge was maintained implying that it occurred during striking. If this is a stike through, does it have any value over 1 cent? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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