I just posted an intro, so Hello to all, here. I'm just getting into the basics on errors, variations, and subtle differences that may not make something an error. This penny has something on the reverse that I've never seen. (an extra line which definitely isn't a scratch, that makes the O (in ONE) look like a Q or the N look like a W. Take your pick. I side with the "W" being a Cubs fan. Maybe I can get this coin sanctioned by the Ricketts family to be the Chicago Cubs representative Team Mascot Coin. Fly The W Coin! Give it it's own Twitter page or some other over-used gimmick stage. Haha. This may be basic or something you guys can easily define, but my head is so clogged with seeing and learning about the hundreds of errors and sub-categories of each, that I'm just gonna let the more established people of CT give me some advice: What is this? Thanks for chiming in or at least taking a look! DCam13
Starting mid 1982, Cents were minted on Copper Plated Zinc Cents. So.. there are plating issues such as Plating Bubbles and Plating Blisters.. Looks like you have a Plating Blister.
Seconded on a plating problem but it is not an error, just an anomaly. This is especially prevalent on the early plated cents but continues to the newest coins today, just not as bad.
@DCam13 That's why I call them "Crappy Zincolns"! By the way, is that a potato field I spotted among "CENT"? Chris
Ahhh, thanks for the looks, Gents! I have seen them on other coins in my batch, but i thought I had a little more in this one... seeing it in a more pronounced area attached to a letter or two. So, I can't retire just yet, huh?! DCam13
