1988 P Penny, Trying To Figure Out This Weird Reverse.

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Fdock9 New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 03/01/2023 8:48 pm I found this in my change and I'm looking for an explanation as to what it is. The entire reverse is like this and the obverse is not affected by the issue at all. It's kind of like weird flow lines. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1143 Posts	Posted 03/01/2023 8:54 pm Looks plated or at the very least chemically altered. Report this Post to the Staff
Fdock9 New Member United States 49 Posts	Posted 03/01/2023 9:23 pm Don't let the color change in the third picture trick you, it's just the difference in the light I used to get more detail to show up in the picture. The coin is dirty but mostly red brown.it weighs 2.5 grams. There's no difference in the rim that might indicate chemicals. That's all the details I can add. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 03/01/2023 9:26 pm We have seen a cent just like this one just yesterday. Some folks said it was altered by heat - (I was one of them) others said it was altered by a soft wire brush on a drill moving the metal a bit. Let me go find that topic for you. But this one was a copper cent not a zinc plated copper cent. http://goccf.com/t/441332 I think in your case on the reverse could just be a bad plating issue due to the underlying zinc core not getting a good wash and had zinc dust on it. 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 03/01/2023 9:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/02/2023 07:14 am My first guess is a plating issue, and second guess is a chemical of some kind got on it. PMD either way not an error. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
DiscoLover82 Valued Member United States 218 Posts	Posted 03/02/2023 09:58 am I've seen a ton of zincolns (especially earlier zincolns like this) that have lines in fields just like this one does. It's because of zinc dust getting plated over poorly, and doesn't add any additional value because it's exceedingly common and IMO kinda ugly. Report this Post to the Staff
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