Posted 11/04/2009 03:01 am
The date appears to be 1992; this was the first year Britain made copper-plated-steel pennies. You can confirm this with a magnet; it should stick.
I can speculate two environmental causes of such damage:
- Fire damage, with the bubbling is caused by heat separating the copper plating from the steel core;
- Saltwater or pool water corrosion, with the steel core reacting and corroding (rusting) underneath the plating.
I'm leaning towards the fire option at the moment.
I can speculate two environmental causes of such damage:
- Fire damage, with the bubbling is caused by heat separating the copper plating from the steel core;
- Saltwater or pool water corrosion, with the steel core reacting and corroding (rusting) underneath the plating.
I'm leaning towards the fire option at the moment.
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