Patman54 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Anyone know what is up with this penny it is zinc not copper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 You are correct. Looks like a 1982 Philadelphia Zincoln. They made the change in composition in 1982. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patman54 Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 Ok but what is all over the obverse side its not damage no marks though the date or scrapes in the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Woods020 Posted August 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2021 It’s plating bubbles/blisters. Very common on the zinc cents. Gases and impurities get trapped between the two layers and blister/bubble. No error just the realities of the current crappy cents. Coinbuf, Oldhoopster and JT2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patman54 Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 Ok thanks I was thinking of that but hadn't seen one that Extreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohawk Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Woods nailed it......plating blisters. They're pretty common on zinc Lincolns, especially the ones from the 1980s Coinbuf and JT2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conder101 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 On 8/29/2021 at 10:24 PM, Patman54 said: I was thinking of that but hadn't seen one that Extreme Extreme examples are more common in 1982 and 83, after that they improved their processes and extreme examples become much less common. Mohawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
