Lincoln Penny And Error Experts Please Help

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atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 06/18/2010 11:01 am One of my coin club buddies showed me his collection which is mostly foreign but had a few US.....one of them appears to be a 1982 zinc penny without the copper coating! Is this a rare unreported error? I have no pics----the coin looks just like any other UNC 1982 penny except is missing the copper coating! Thanks for your opinions Edited by atlashealth 06/18/2010 11:02 am Report this Post to the Staff

Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 06/18/2010 11:05 am Hard to say without seeing it. Could be an error, could be plated with something else, could have been a science experiment. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/18/2010 11:56 am Yes, zinc planchets can miss the plating process before being struck. I own an unplated error myself and there are many more alterations floating around than the real errors. A zinc Lincoln should have luster and visible die flow lines, those are the two best indicators of a genuine error and are not present when the coin has been plated post-mint. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/19/2010 10:56 am Not common, but not exceedingly rare either. Thing is, these are easy to fake, plate, and make to look pretty good. Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 06/20/2010 09:25 am Thanks for your input...will pass it on! Report this Post to the Staff
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