another 1983 us cent overpolished

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Pray, why would I care if an '83 cent was polished?

 

That cent was polished alright: by whoever whizzed it to death. If you're talking about the die polish marks, then yes, it does have quite a few of them.

 

sandpaper then wire brush then brasso. then they play taps....lol

 

How about backing away from the trunk of the tree so we can see the rest of the forest?

Chris

 

How about posting the weight of the coin?

 

Try.Zooming.Out.

 

Try.Zooming.Out.

 

ok thanks ,,it weighs basically the same as any other one,,

 

He asked the weight possibly for the possibility that it could be copper and not plated. Then that would be a neat one

 

I know you're having fun with your digital scope, but most of these photos are worthless for determining whether the coin has been polished or not.

Chris

 

I think maybe the OP is asking whether the die has been overpolished, not the coin.
I've seen worse.

 

I'm aware of that, and it would be evident on the coin if the photos were better. As they stand, the photos are great for detecting leprosy on a gnat, but that's about it.

Chris

 

ok ,from what I see there is quite a lot of plating issues on this coin I believe it is not copper,,the first thing that attracted to to this coin was the missing Lincoln memorial..thanks

 

al on the last pic there is some words I need to get a better focus on it,,thanks

 

Yep, I agree. If your asking about a forrest don't show images of the cells in tree bark.

 

great its a almost dead coin with leprosy,,,,,,,,,,i will send this one to pcgs hope that it makes it there on time before it dies.....

 

I find it odd that the coin can appear so damaged yet not show evidence of damage such as breaks in the 1 mil plaiting. I would expect to see some zinc rot going on and in response to the "what's it weigh" question, about the same as others isn't what I was looking for since the weight difference between a 90% Copper coin and its Zinc cored counterpart is on .6 of a gram.

A specific weight would be appreciated.

As for the "whizzed" comment, wouldn't "whizzing" a copper plated coin remove the plating?

 

ok I will bring it to get weight ,,cheers everyone

 

I'd love to have his scope for my 2009P Formative rolls looking for die markers I cannot see with my bad eyes. C'mon fellas, try not to be so snarky.