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Thump1 Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 12:33 am Report this Post to the Staff

SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 12:37 am Plating blister. Very common for early zinc cents. Some zinc dust was trapped beneath the plating, and as it reacted with minute quantities of air over the years, it released gasses and expanded the plating layer above. Report this Post to the Staff
Thump1 Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 12:44 am Then I should be able to pop the bubble question Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73747 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 12:45 am I agree with SamCoin. It's a plating blister. It's a plating issue. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 05:04 am It's a plating issue. The bubble should be flexible. Try to depress it with the point of wooden toothpick. If it does break, the area underneath will start to rot or corrode with exposure to moisture. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 06:24 am Not all plating bubbles are soft. But your coin is a 1983 with plating bubble even if you can't pop it. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94892 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 5:57 pm That sure looks like a zinc bubble to me. (a big one too) 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
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