I have this penny and im not sure what year it is or what caused it to not only feel lighter but look the way it does. If it was naturally made this way or some outside source caused the errors. Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Thank you very much for the info it was just weird to me bc ive never seen a coin do that and i couldnt find anything on line either but thank you
Welcome to the neighborhood! I think the year is 1983. It's one of those crappy pennies made of 95% zinc that the Mint began making in 1982. Chris
Outside source does not cause errors. Only damage as mentioned. It has to occur only during the minting process to be considered a True Mint error. I have found Copper Plated Cents such as yours at the beach when Metal Detecting. Salwater has that affect.
Corrosion. I agree with @paddyman98. I too have seen copper plated zinc cents with that appearance after they were in saltwater beach sand.
Thanks again that does tell me alot seing how i live in florida i just moved from up north so that would explain why i havent ever seen one like that
Heres another one i cant find anywere it looks like theres a number under the 9 but i cant really tell and i cant find any other mis struck coins like that from that time period
I was able to zoom in on your photo a bit more but it's still not really clear what's going on there. Doesn't look like any kind of overdate/misplaced date/repunching to me.
Since you're new here, I'd like to suggest that, in the future, you limit each thread to a particular coin or denomination. That way, if you ever need to refer back to the thread, it will be easier to locate. Chris
The faces of the rim shows physical abrasive damage also such as emery paper or a grinder. On the IHC, and any coins, the raised portion is the deepest of the die and produces the least pressure on the metal where as the opposite for the field, so it is not uncommon for more corrosion and cracking to occur on metal in one height or the other. Depending on the composition of the coin metal of course.
