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Valued Member
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I found this one last night too. I did not make it through my 1980s pile yet, but this one obviously stuck out like a sore thumb. I did attempt to research and found that people seem to try and fake a missing plating error? I inspected the coin and did not find any trace of copper. On the obverse there's a ding near the "D" mint mark and the insides there show no trace of any copper. I did weigh the coin and it's hovering between 2.4 - 2.5 grams (for reference, typical copper plated zinc Pennies are weighing in at 2.5 - 2.6 grams on my scale). Is this an actual error/missing plating? Environmental/PMD? Altered coin? Thanks for looking!    Edited by CoinChat89
11/11/2024 06:26 am
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Moderator
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possibly a dug coin - environmental toning and zinc bubbles popping up on it.
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Pillar of the Community
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I agree with above but will add zinc dust and or debris.
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Looks PMD to me. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Agree, most likely once buried.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I agree, a once buried coin. PMD. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like the plating was removed by heat.
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New Member
United States
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Hello. I also have one of these with the same date. Others I have seen on the internet are also 1986 D. The one I have is also about .030 inches larger in diameter then other Lincoln Penny's my question is why are they all 1986 D.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Mikec1, you might have what we call a Texas Cent, since it's larger in diameter. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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There are plenty of accidental or on-purpose Zincoln science experiments out there, with dates all across the board, 1982 to present.
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New Member
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I would like to see one with a date other then 1986 D.if it is a Texas Cent it should be thinner. I will try to get some measurements on it and report back. Thank you all. Mike |
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New Member
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The measurements on my Texas Cent is .060 the same as a lot of other Penny's I checked. I think it should be a little thinner. Just curious that's all. |
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