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bjsturg Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 08/09/2025 4:13 pm Hey I came across this coin. Please correct me if I'm wrong. 1983 Small date/weight 2.5/ Denver But, what is goin on with the Mint mark? It looks like a "D" buried in the hole. Also what is behind the '8'? Wish the coin was in better condition. Edited by bjsturg 08/09/2025 4:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff

lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 08/09/2025 4:33 pm There are no large/small date varieties for 1983.That's all just zinc corrosion. It often starts around the mintmark where the plating splits. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21589 Posts	Posted 08/09/2025 4:56 pm It is not an error of any kind. There is no way for that to happen when the coin was struck. Looks like a plating bubble that has burst exposing the zinc core. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95200 Posts	Posted 08/09/2025 7:25 pm a huge burst zinc bubble over the MM. 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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73844 Posts	Posted 08/09/2025 7:42 pm Just a bad case of zinc rot. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8736 Posts	Posted 08/09/2025 7:53 pm Here is a link since nobody gave it to you.... Read up. LINK Zinc (Rot) Deterioration. https://www.error-ref.com/zinc-dete...ncoln-cents/ -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
bjsturg Valued Member United States 70 Posts	Posted 08/10/2025 12:03 am Sm/Lrg date? Sorry about that. I was organizing/looking at 1982 when I came across that one. KIDS demanded attention... I was thinking rot, for you can see it around the 'D" mintmark. Its a hole around the mint mark which the mint mark is in the hole. Im gonna post a close up of the hole. Also, the weird crazy image of the 8 in the date. For to me it looks like the date was stamped over it. Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 08/10/2025 03:43 am Just from the zinc corrosion. The odd piece in the 8 is just a piece of the copper plating loosened from the zinc corrosion underneath. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 08/11/2025 10:55 am Nothing special here. Just Zincoln's curse. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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