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Pillar of the Community
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it was dug up, all of my MD finds look like that
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Pillar of the Community
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Have to agree with Adam_E
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I have a 1985-D that is like that, it is a little larger around than a normal penny and sounds way different when dropped on a table. I never knew that it was because of no copper plating but it makes sense.
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BTW, what is the significance of no copper plating? Is it more collectible? Just curious.
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Rest in Peace
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I dunno but without the copper plating it will crap out even faster.
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That is a fact, every time I look at it it seems like it is fading away more and more. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
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Derlowemann, you may have what is called a "Texas Penny"..someone put it between two pieces of leather and beat with a hammer...the plating comes off and the penny gets bigger.We've seen a few on here.
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Authenticating cents struck on unplated planchets is difficult in the best of circumstances. An oxidized coin makes it much harder. Generally, gray cents with dull, rough, or bumpy surface have had the copper plating chemically stripped. My guess is that's what happened to your specimen.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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wow thanks for all the input!
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Bedrock of the Community
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As a comparison, here is an 86-D I found with incomplete plating.  Quote:
...without the copper plating it will crap out even faster. Maybe, if the conditions are right?  Then again, think of all those WWII solid zinc coins. Those I see aren't as cratered as many early "Zincolns". Edited by DVCollector
02/01/2011 4:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I actually had one sitting on my desk for a couple of years and it looks like that now also. I am not sure what in the desk made it do this but just about all traces of the copper are gone now and I know it wasn't like that when I placed it on the desk
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Bedrock of the Community
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Then again, think of all those WWII solid zinc coins. Those I see aren't as cratered as many early "Zincolns".
Zincolns are so bad because of galvanic corrosion. If you find a potential unplated cent and it has luster, then you have a very good chance of having a genuine unplated error. Without luster, it is virtually impossible to attribute to error. |
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Zincolns are so bad because of galvanic corrosion. Exactly my suspicions--the Cu/Zn combination isn't great for coins. |
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I found one this past week. It's a 1998. I'm curious to see if I could try making my own with my leather belt and a hammer.
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