What's going on with these Lincolns?

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Measles?

 

They're zlincolns

 

Early Zlincolns were often of terrible quality, and is pretty much what you're seeing here. The first is simple plating issues (or "measles" seems fitting as green said), while the second, the "doubling", also very common on said cents, is due to *die deterioration or the like. I never cared what the exact cause is; simply knowing it's common and "worthless doubling" was good enough for me.

*Edited for clarification.

 

Could be that someone at the mint was listening to Don Ho "Tiny Bubbles" while cranking out some zents.

 

You know what I'm wondering now... does this affect the grade? @GDJMSP would say "it absolutely should!" But it does make me curious...

 

Of course. Its negative eye appeal that will at least deduct a point or two for sure. Beyond that I'm not sure.

 

What's the 82 weight ?

 

No, goose bumps don't affect the technical grade. But they might affect the market grade if the market doesn't like them.

 

For crying out loud John........where's the 'red herring?

 

Gosh Ken stay away from that red herring! Flash back like Woodstock don't eat the brown acid!
BTW is that herring pickled or in a cream sauce ?

 

He's up to something Paddy.

 

Yeah, it's why I've cooked up some popcorn rather than expressing an opinion. He throws a nasty curveball.

 

Is he trying to promote a Don Ho come back?
That ain't happening.....

 

Haha! Not this time. I just found them while looking for varieties and found them interesting.

 

You freakin' devil..........

 

The plating is so fouled up on those coins you give it any excuse to come loose it does, and that's what you're seeing in the strike doubling in those letters, you're seeing the strike doubling slide aside the weakly adhered plating along with it.

 

What's the small date ( 82 ) weight ?

 

I don't have a scale. Mine broke and I have not replied it. Why do you ask?

 

Because it's a DDR . Just have to know if it's on Zinc, or copper planchet ..