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Folks have been posting some graded 1983+ Lincoln cents lately. I am not a cent guy, so maybe someone can answer a question for me. Many of the high grade coins on PCGS TrueView have visibly split plating from the strike. It's especially prevalent in the area between the perimeter lettering and the rim. Once that zinc core is exposed to the air, isn't the cent living on borrowed time? It was my understanding that any breaks in the copper plating will eventually result in corrosion and breakdown.
In other words, regardless of grade, isn't a Zincoln with plating gaps inevitably heading for the numismatic grave?
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