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New Member
United States
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Hello I have a 1984D penny that looks sandblasted. I posted on someone else's link and a gentleman asked me to do a new topic and link to the other one so I hope it works cuz I don't know what I'm doing. Anyways This penny looks like the copper was put on like cotton candy. Little fragment lines of copper everywhere. The penny does have errors as I noticed the top of the T's and the legs of the E's are skinny. I believe a D and S have a very narrow area as well. The penny detail is really good and it has a satin like gloss to it and is a real pretty deep copper color that has the windmill effect when angled. So I am wondering what's up with the sandblasted look and is it worth my while to post on ebay. Thanks Punkie17   |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Zinc rot. It's rotting from the inside out. If you are going to list it on ebay do it soon before it's gone. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
-from PCGS website
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Moderator
 United States
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 Not worth selling. It would just give you a bad rep on ebay. Spend it. John1  |
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Moderator
United States
34393 Posts |
Some of the oddity in letterforms may be explainable by die wear, but that wouldn't be enough for me to keep this cent.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19113 Posts |
Post-strike damage--exposure to a somewhat corrosive environment. Emergence of obverse Ridge Ring which indicates Die Deterioration. Early compromise of the zinc core--which will lead toward much zinc rot. Not an error coin. I'd avoid listing this on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4135 Posts |
Be honorable and considerate do not try to sell this coin, it has no extra value.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Just worth one cent. to the CCF! |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you all for the input. Now I know what Zinc core rot is. I have another question on a quarter later with new thread. Thanks
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Moderator
United States
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yes, zinc rot has set in on this one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Moderator
United States
15388 Posts |
to the CCF |
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Posted 02/24/2024 04:38 am
