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1983 D Cent DD Or Just Damage

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*** Edited by Staff to Add Mintmark / Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. ***



I looked at and looked at , just need your expertise.
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Sorry sent before posted pics.
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Burst zinc bubble.
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Yes the copper plating has a hole in it and the underlying zinc core is now corroding. This isn't an error and the coin can be safely spent.
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Yes, split plating with the mint mark--zinc core is exposed and begins to rot.
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Thanks to all.
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Agree, burst zinc bubble.
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Split plating and zinc rot.
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This is what is often referred to under the slang term (one I really don't like but ...) "Zinc Rot". It occurs in two ways.
1). It is an area of the coin where the plating splits away from the zinc during or after the strike after which the elements took over and the zinc began to deteriorate. It's a form of environmental damage after the "rot" sets in. It is most common around the mintmark due to its geometry but can occur in other areas of the coin. This can occur on normally struck coins and on errors such as Double Strikes, Broadstrikes, Off Centers, etc., where the metal is stretched during the strike.
2). The other cause is a coin that was damaged after struck, such as being driven over by a car, where exposed areas are so affected.

Proper storage of copper plated cents can prevent this issue. I own hundreds of thousands of copper plated zinc cents going back as far as 1982 that are in proper storage and it has never occurred to a single one of my coins yet at least that I know of.

In your case it appears it is a circulation coin that got damaged one way or another and is not collectable in any case so no loss on your part. The bonus is you got an education.
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Rot is rot. What else do you call it? Not slang at all.
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