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Cole317 Valued Member United States 248 Posts	Posted 03/14/2009 11:50 pm Is this a D over D over D? It even looks as if one of the D's is a mirror image.. I know it's hard to tell with that gunk over it, but hopefully it's recognizable until I clean it then we can be sure. PS any tips on how to clean it? http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7453/dscn0787.jpg http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2741/dscn0790h.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 03/15/2009 12:50 am As you may know this year and from 1982 on the Lincoln Cent was made with zinc as the core and plated with copper. Corrosion has been a problem and will continue to be a problem. Once the plating has been compromised it will corrode. That is the problem with your coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Morgans Dad Pillar of the Community United States 5611 Posts	Posted 03/15/2009 12:57 am I am sorry I can not make out much from these photo's, ? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/15/2009 10:11 am Hello, Looks like what is referred to as "copper rot",quite common on copper plated zinc core Lincolns (zincolns). John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 03/15/2009 10:37 am it also appears to me that the copper plating itself my be exfoliating from the core. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/15/2009 11:28 am Quote: Tim Stroud Said: exfoliating from the core. I like that term! Report this Post to the Staff
Cole317 Valued Member United States 248 Posts	Posted 03/15/2009 3:50 pm Thanks for all the replies, I'm going to try and clean the gunk off and see what's behind it JUST in case. I'll post the pics when I'm done. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/15/2009 10:25 pm You will probably find that you can see inside the coin through the pot hole. They only get worse with time. Report this Post to the Staff
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