2009 D On A P Formative Years Penny

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Iced-Coinz78 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/24/2023 5:11 pm I just hope the photo is good enough to see. I just pulled this from a US Mint unopened Philadelphia roll. It has a Little D on it. Under a loop its got zinc coloring inside the D lines. Please let me know what you guys think of this. Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 96674 Posts	Posted 02/24/2023 5:34 pm That is a burst zinc bubble that you see there. (Zinc rot to start right after) 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
Iced-Coinz78 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/24/2023 5:49 pm Thanks, I appreciate that. Under a loop it is a perfect D in Zinc lining. I just wish I could show that . But hey thanks for the information! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19177 Posts	Posted 02/24/2023 5:57 pm Yes, burst zinc plating bubble. Looks like some Die Deterioration going on with the date as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Iced-Coinz78 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/24/2023 6:21 pm I think what threw me off the most was that it comes from a Philadelphia Mint Roll I just opened earlier. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15458 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 03:41 am to the CCF The visual appearance of the D is a classic example of Pareidolia. Click the hyperlink to read about it. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Edited by nickelsearcher 02/25/2023 03:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
Iced-Coinz78 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 9:07 pm I appreciate the reference's provided but.... No this has a D with perfect italic serifs inside visible from a coin loop. ( Pareidolia makes an appearance like a mirage or the Mars face). I am unable to transfer the image from my digital microscope other than what I have provided so far. I'm waiting to be able to send it out to be researched. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 06:24 am Zinc blister. There is no such thing as a "tiny D". Report this Post to the Staff
Iced-Coinz78 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 07:58 am I guess that's a great explanation for the coloring on the photo. I'm gathering ideas together ( great one's at that ) I now know to pay for Imaging services that can show off that D inside the Zinc blister it's smaller than a D on a Denver Strike (Hence why I called it a "Little D" ), and if you notice it's in a spot behind the 9 that is different from Denver strike as well.. Thanks for the Input I cant wait to post the Imaging service shot.. Now I'm just in a Dilemma.. which of the Top 3 TPG's should I use? Personally I'm going to lean towards ANACS research and verfication. Not a Co. Ad just saying don't we All carefully consider where we go for Error Research? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 10:38 am The locations on the post 1990 coins are part of the design on the dies. So it will be the same location on all the coins that year in the same place. Note that on your coin the location/shape and level with surface, doesn't make it a mintmark. Just a stain on the surface of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15458 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 10:45 am Quote: Dilemma.. which of the Top 3 TPG's should I use? You have been given free advice here from some world class experts that this is nothing more than a stain or zinc blister. The value of that cent is 1 cent. If you feel strongly otherwise and are compelled to spend money to get the same answer from a TPG then I suggest ANACS as they will consume the least of the money you are about to throw away. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Iced-Coinz78 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 10:53 am WoW I had no clue... Thanks for the free advice? I was only checking out How often do you see a Perfect D Same Serrif lines as the D mint strike but smaller on a Random Nature created zinc "Blob" .. I'm still sending it off.. Once it is viewed in a Loop it is clearly no random blob. It seems this has not been come across as of yet. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15458 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 10:56 am Then I hope to read about your discovery when you report back! Best of wishes with your submission. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 2:49 pm Make sure you come back with the coin in a TPG holder, that way you can tell us all that you are right, and the centuries of experience here were all wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
CJ18850 Pillar of the Community United States 575 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 2:56 pm Standing by for final result. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19177 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 3:12 pm Eager to learn what comes back from the TPG on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
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