1989D Cent - zinc over letter?

I found this 1989D cent and I see what I think is zinc exposed over some of the letters in USofAmerica and in the D mm. It appears above the T, E, and D in United, the S, T, and E in in States, the E, C, and A of America. Also on the right side column of L M. My photos aren’t to clear but they should be ok to see what’s happening. Tks

 

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WOW. Lots of letters and it can only be one thing. Something called "split plate doubling". Search Results for “split plate doubling” (error-ref.com)

 

Another hint Dan. See that ridge ring around the perimeter of the cent? That look only exist on a heavily deteriorated die.

 

thanks for the info! You learn something new every day..

 

Yep, the ridge around the cent looks strange. I’ll have to do some reading. Tks

 

Do you have the right links?
Here is error ref.
https://www.error-ref.com/

 

SensibleSal added a link for split plate doubling at error-ref above. I’m going to do some reading and get a handle on this.
I think the example for split plating shows a good example of the error on my cent. Interesting reading.

 

Minted by a very worn die. It’s a zinc cent so that’s your first clue. The zinc showing above the word UNITED is clearly split plate doubling. There’s no extra value for i as it’s very common.

 

Thanks. I’m interested in learning about errors and things like this. Lots to learn.

 

I’ve been collecting coins and notes since I was 5. I’m now 69 and still learning.

 

and if you’re like me, at 75, I bet you forgot more then you know today.

 

Haha, my wife wishes I would forget but I tend to remember 95% of things that enter my brain. We disagree on something and later she finds out I was correct. It drives her crazy. Lol

 

And their ideas are better than ours.

 

No argument here!