2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent Semi Plated? PMD?

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User1975 Valued Member United Kingdom 228 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 2:02 pm Could this have happened during the minting process or is it just wear and tear? Love Alun Report this Post to the Staff

Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 2:05 pm I have some coins similar to that...I'm also curious about it. Report this Post to the Staff
User1975 Valued Member United Kingdom 228 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 2:08 pm #128075; and yes I have another aswell, trying to get info on them but not come up with much, love Alun Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 2:09 pm If you use the search box, you will find a lot of info about this. Some think it is caused by a cigarette lighter and some say a plating issue. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
User1975 Valued Member United Kingdom 228 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 2:10 pm Thankyou John 1. I'll have a look now! Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25234 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 2:57 pm To me it seems that someone had been eating pickles with their bare fingers and then handled this coin. A plating issue would not affect only the central parts of the coin, would it? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 3:12 pm If I remember right, NGC slabbed one. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 5:43 pm This is a plating issue. When they were plated the center of the coin didn't receive the plating right. You can find them a lot in late 90s and early 2000s. Report this Post to the Staff
User1975 Valued Member United Kingdom 228 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 11:10 am Thankyou cujohn I also think plating issue but never can say for 100%. Love Alun Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 11:17 am Or are they altered? Heated with a cigarette lighter? Just not a premium I feel. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/28/2023 3:00 pm Coop, if it was a lighter, why is this always from the center out? If a lighter can get hot enough to remove the plating on the center, why not the outer also? I have found coins in unc rolls from 95 that were like this. It is a plating problem. Heat would effect the whole coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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