dnico1988x Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I came across A 2008 coin with both the obverse and rivers looking like they are missing a clad layer, I could be wrong, any help would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) Nope. The coin is not clad. It is zinc with a thin copper coating. Edited December 21, 2022 by VKurtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnico1988x Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Zinc? Really so what causes it to look like this? Thanks by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 It looks like some sort of corrosion. Could be any one of multiple things. It is classed as damage and worth 1 cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 It appears that someone painted this coin with a gold colored paint or polish. You can see places where the paint has chipped off, and the original copper plating is still present. I can think of no way that the gold color could have been created during the minting process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnico1988x Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Gotcha! Just figured I would ask, I appreciate your guys feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnico1988x Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Hey, while I'm at it.... what about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 6:36 PM, dnico1988x said: Hey, while I'm at it.... what about this? Studying the lighting angles that mark appears to be incuse. That means it could be a meandering scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sandon Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I'd like to see a photo of the entire obverse of your 198? cent. The line, if raised as it appears to me, may be a legitimate, though not particularly valuable, error resulting from the die having been damaged by some hard object before the coin was struck. If the line is incuse (sunken into the coin's surface) it could be a fairly common error resulting from the coin being struck through a thread or other piece of foreign matter that was lying on the die or the planchet. (If the coin is a 1982 or later copper-plated zinc cent, the line could just be a defect in the plating, such defects having been very common in the early years of this composition.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 7:44 PM, dnico1988x said: Looks like a struck through string or thread. rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 8:02 PM, Hoghead515 said: Looks like a struck through string or thread. Some facial hair under the gold paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 8:16 PM, J P M said: Some facial hair under the gold paint. Its on a different coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 9:13 PM, Hoghead515 said: Its on a different coin Oh ,sorry I was thinking the same painted coin. I would say if it is raised it was a big gouge or void in the die, or it is a piece of displaced metal that has attached itself or pressed into the coin over the years. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 7:23 AM, J P M said: Oh ,sorry I was thinking the same painted coin. I would say if it is raised it was a big gouge or void in the die, or it is a piece of displaced metal that has attached itself or pressed into the coin over the years. Look at the lighting angles. The “thread” is incuse, NOT raised. It only LOOKS raised because the lighting is coming from below. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 @dnico1988xhas the coin in hand and can indicate if incuse or raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
