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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 03-22-2006, 11:49 AM   #1 (permalink) bga27 Member   Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 58 penny w/pimples does anyone know what I'm talking about? I have a 2005 penny and it's got little "pimples" on the obv. any extra value?   03-22-2006, 01:58 PM   #2 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,296 Sounds like a case of blistered plating. It's caused by impurities or subsurface corrosion beneath the copper plating. Unless it's a truly severe case, it has no value.   03-22-2006, 03:17 PM   #3 (permalink) crispy1995 Spending Toms like crazy**     Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 509 My Mood: While cleaning your coins is wrong, I suggest Clearasil or Stridex. __________________ Life's like a bank roll; you never really know what you're gonna get. Sell with confidence: I'm a power buyer. No, I don't have an account here...   03-23-2006, 11:06 AM   #4 (permalink) bga27 Member   Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 58 Crispy- thats a good one! mike- thanks!   03-23-2006, 01:27 PM   #5 (permalink) Just Carl Numismatist   Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,134 No, No, NO. The clearasil will open the pimples and you never know what will run out. The stuff taht comes out may contaminate the rest of the coin. I do agree with the Stridex but only soft pads, not the creame.   04-05-2006, 09:03 PM   #6 (permalink) crispy1995 Spending Toms like crazy**     Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dutchess County, NY Posts: 509 My Mood: LOL, Carl. __________________ Life's like a bank roll; you never really know what you're gonna get. Sell with confidence: I'm a power buyer. No, I don't have an account here...   04-09-2006, 04:01 PM   #7 (permalink) Mari 13 Junior Member     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 17 Is this a severe case of acne? Quote: Originally Posted by mikediamond Sounds like a case of blistered plating. It's caused by impurities or subsurface corrosion beneath the copper plating. Unless it's a truly severe case, it has no value. I found several of these with slight bubbling, and a few more extreme. It's hard to tell from the photo, but most of the bubbles are still intact. Is this "severe" enough to be worth anything, and if so, appx. how much? Thanks, Mari Attached Thumbnails       04-09-2006, 10:48 PM   #8 (permalink) mikediamond Coin Collector   Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,296 It might be worth a buck or two.   04-09-2006, 10:57 PM   #9 (permalink) CoinDude08 Senior Member     Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 270 Looks like Lincoln has smallpox. __________________ “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” ~Nikola Tesla ANA# J-3131310 TNA# J-6654   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1914 Lincoln cent no L in LIBERTY | 1955-s filled s - what's with Lincoln's ear? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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