1983 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC -What's The Blob ?

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numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 8:23 pm Looks like an enormous gas bubble but feels solid. Any ideas ? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 10:03 pm Just a guess,die chip with copper rot. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
daviscfad Pillar of the Community United States 4541 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 11:41 pm i would say die chip also Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 05/06/2009 11:53 pm What's that smooth curved line connecting the 9 and 8 ? Report this Post to the Staff
thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 05/07/2009 01:06 am I have found several of these large chips 83 LMC but inside the of the 8. The condition I've found them on is about BU. I hang on to them because they are interesting and in nice grade. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/07/2009 6:29 pm To me it appears like a plating split and the zinc under it is starting to rise. This happens often on the bottom of the mint marks. It happens. Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 05/07/2009 10:12 pm Thanks to all. coop, this doesn't appear to be from a MM. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/08/2009 12:31 am It's definitely a die break in the date. The shape, size, and the way it mingles with the devices are the give away clues. It's not a bubble or split plating. Coop - those huge rot blossoms usually only happen around the mintmark and are a result of split plating. I don't see a split on this 1983 cent. Report this Post to the Staff
thingee Pillar of the Community United States 2177 Posts	Posted 05/08/2009 11:35 pm Coop, your pics are always the best! Thanks so much for all the pics you've posted here! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/09/2009 10:35 am what caught my eye was the gray in the center of the chip. The copper may have worn off that point. That is what made me think copper rot. Report this Post to the Staff
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1983 LMC-What's The Blob ?