Does Anyone Else See A P As The Mintmark This Is Really Odd.

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eric273 Valued Member United States 289 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

DavidZerbato Pillar of the Community United States 1081 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:09 pm I just see a "D" mint mark with some damage around it. Report this Post to the Staff
Design_Guy Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:10 pm Gas bubbles, perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
Newbismatic Valued Member United States 380 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:11 pm Kinda looks like gas bubbles as already stated... do you have any better pics? Report this Post to the Staff
eric273 Valued Member United States 289 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:15 pm No, I have a 400 dollar camera (Canon SX30Is) But cant see to get good coin pictures with it Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:29 pm There is no such thing as a P mint cent. Just plain, no mint mark on cents from early on. Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:32 pm looks like some zinc rot under the D Report this Post to the Staff
Billie Pillar of the Community United States 592 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 9:39 pm zinc zits. Seems like BU zincolns with no spots or zits will be hard to come by in the future. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 11:40 pm Whats the reverse look like on that coin ? Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 11:47 pm Just looks like bubbles around the D Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 10:21 am I agree with bmanofnbc, D mintmark with zinc rot around it below the copper. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 10:57 am As others have stated, there is no such thing as a P mintmark on a Lincoln Cent. End of story. This is an example of what happens when raw zinc was exposed to the open air and other elements around the mintmark area. Zinc plus oxygen = zinc oxide. Zinc oxide turns to a powdery substance and rots quickly leaving warts, cavities, and holes in zinc coins. That is all this coin has. It's corrosion - damage. It doesn't matter what the reverse looks like, and we don't need better images. The one sumbitted is plenty good enough to see what this coin is. Report this Post to the Staff
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