1986 Penny With Small Copper 'Pimples' On It.huh?

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Grampa New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 01/11/2025 8:18 pm I am a new member and am looking for advice with a coin I came across. I only have a magnifying glass and my digital camera but I was able to take some pics. The 'pimples' appear to be part of the coin, as shown in the pics. I am asking if anyone has ever seen something like this and was wondering if it is, in fact, an error coin or some external manipulation after being circulated. Here are the pics...please excuse the non-professional format! Thank you very much in advance, Grampa Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/11/2025 8:24 pm Probably just plating bubbles. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73798 Posts	Posted 01/11/2025 8:26 pm To CCF! Your coin is made of zinc and has copper plating applied to the zinc core. What you're seeing is zinc bubbles. Your coin is showing zinc rot. PMD. Just a spender. Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 01/11/2025 9:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 01/11/2025 8:31 pm @gram, first welcome to CCF. Second, with regard to your pics, they are perfectly fine and well above average for a first-time poster. You could crop them a bit more tightly in the future, but otherwise I wouldn't change a thing! "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 Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 01/11/2025 9:28 pm numismatic chicken pox rash. Report this Post to the Staff
Grampa New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 01/11/2025 9:46 pm Thanks to all. Bummer...I was hoping for a nice error coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95018 Posts	Posted 01/12/2025 12:22 pm to CCF. And Keep looking - they are out there waiting to be found.. 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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nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15395 Posts	Posted 01/12/2025 1:58 pm to the CCF Photos are great for a new member. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 01/12/2025 4:56 pm to the CCF and rot. Report this Post to the Staff
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