1982 penny error?

hello i came across this penny ant it looked damaged at first but then i put it under my microscope and i noticed some things like multiple strikes on the coin all over it on the obverse and reverse.

 

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Definitely Not a Mint Error... All Damage!

It is a Copper Plated Zinc Cent with Environmental Damage.

 

Cankered

 

That's just pure DEFDAM , my friend.

In all honesty, NCC , I wouldn't even bother looking at a coin in that condition for anything, especially not with a microscope. Under intense magnification, everything looks like something, but in reality, nothing is anything....except....damage.

NCC, the first thing you should do is learn what you're looking for and how/what makes it happen.

Try studying this reference material : Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties

Good Luck, Keep Searching, Keep Posting, and absolutely
Welcome to Coin World !!

 

You need to explain DEFDAM
Definitely Damaged!

 

Too late to edit.
Sorry.

 

Thanks that’s why I joined to learn from people with knowledge like yourself..

 

Is it a small date though?

 

No.. It doesn't matter since the date is totally damaged.

 

Thanks , but there are many, many more members with much, much more knowledge about coins than I have.

and Remember , DEFDAM means Definitely Damaged !!

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