2004 Lincoln Memorial Cent / LMC Plating Error?

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John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/21/2011 6:34 pm What do you all think? The zinc showing is shiny and smooth. Thanks for the input,John1 Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/22/2011 07:11 am Where b da pros John1 Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 06:50 am John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Ricardocody Pillar of the Community United States 1204 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 08:00 am Looks missing the copper plated to me ! Nice find , congratulations . Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 05/23/2011 08:29 am John, I really think the only way to authenticate is through a TPG....maybe somebody like biokemist would know whether a partial plating is possible. Seems unlikely, but I'm not familiar with the process and think a guess would do you no good at all. Report this Post to the Staff
drewmiller86 Valued Member United States 177 Posts	Posted 05/24/2011 12:18 pm Nice find, good luck on the answer to that one. I am looking forward to knowing. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/24/2011 12:48 pm Yes, it is possible to have a partially plated cent. However, I do not think this is one. A similar effect can be produced by heating a Zincoln on a hotplate, it will take on a dark silvery appearance with some darker brown "rusty" areas- that would be cuprous oxide. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/24/2011 2:50 pm Would heating it make it feel rough and would it look dull? This one feels smooth and has a sheen to it. Also it is not dark silvery and there isn't any rusty areas.Thanks all, John1 Edited by John1 05/24/2011 2:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/24/2011 3:52 pm No, heating on a hotplate would not roughen the coin. Zinc has a bright bluish-white color, not the darker grey like the color of this cent. The "rust" I was referring to completely covers the periphery of the coin. That is also the part of the coin in primary contact with the hotplate so the rims and periphery would undergo the heaviest oxidation. Report this Post to the Staff
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2004 LMC Plating Error?