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[Melani616]

good evening everyone. question what is this called and how does it happen? thanks in advance.

[powermad5000]

It looks to me like environmental damage on the obverse from the improper handling, storage, or normal circulation of these copper plated zinc cents that had issues to begin with related to the copper plating having bubbling, cracking, and flaking. On the reverse it looks like a plating bubble next to the designers initials (FG). It could also be a die chip that fell off of a worn out die. Die chips are common, are not mint errors, and do not give the coin any premium to collectors.

Edited July 11, 2023 by powermad5000

[Greenstang]

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What is this called

It is called damage as it occurred after the coin was struck.

[VKurtB]

It’s a big nuthin’.