Keeper or just rotten? 1992 d Lincoln cent

I’m getting a usb scope soon. Sorry about the quality.

-Two tone obverse, missing copper plating.

-The coin is still dirty with a little junk between the letters and has a decent reverse image other than the large copper ?gas? bubbles on the reverse.

-It’s not as tall as my other Lincoln cents by a quite noticeable amount. The edges are nice and not worn down.

Any ideas what this is caused from? Is it possibly worth saving?

Thank you

 

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Not as tall (standing on it’s edge) to clarify.

 

Sorry, just environmental damage. Some foreign substance is stuck to the reverse and it looks like the bubbles are exposed zinc starting to corrode. Spend it before the zinc toys away to nothing

 

I agree with Environmental Damage/Toning due to exposure to a chrmical. Ruptured Plating Blisters on the Reverse side.

No mint errors at all. Just as we call it.. a Crappy Zincoln

 

Ok I just wanted to be sure. thank you.

-Any idea why it’s smaller?

-The raised bubbles are smooth and shiny and look like welding drips but are part of the coin.

 

Plating blisters cause by Environmental Exposure. The zinc is silver color underneath.. I have deteced thousands of damaged Cents just like yours!

 

I’m convinced. Thank you!

 

Depends! Is it a Close "AM" or a Wide "AM" Sorry, I can't tell by the picture!

 

Do you mean it is smaller in diameter?

I hate Crappy Zincolns! Get rid of it before it infects your other coins.

Chris

 

Who cares!

"It's a piece of junk!" ~ Moriarty from Kelly's Heroes

Chris

 

Wide AM like every one you’ll see. If it was CAM we’d be all over this thread.

 

Even if it were a CAM ( which it isn’t ) the damage totally negates any value. No one wants damaged zincolns...Spark

 

Actually, the 92 CLAM is very rare and would be worth something in ANY condition.

 

Acid ( either from the environment or purposely applied) reacts with the coin and since if surrounded completely, reduces all 3 dimensions of the coin. Since the diameter is the largest dimension, it is most noticeable. Jim

 

Ha ha ha ha! You're the first person I've seen using this acronym ever since I started referring to it as a.....

Chris

 

Just keep in mind that you are not in a biology lab inspecting the proboscis of a mosquito. Super-duper close-ups are pretty much useless. It's like placing your nose against the bark of a tree and trying to see the whole forest.

Chris

 

A good magnifying glass 5x to 10x is all you need.

 

...I concede...but 2 cents over FV?…not worth it...and that’s my “2 cents”...Spark

 

For a non-plated coin this is true. For a Zincoln, the copper shell is only about a hundredth of a millimeter thick (I've seen figures from 8 to 20 microns). The coin could lose at most maybe a thousandth of an inch in diameter before the copper shell was breached, and at that point it would quickly dissolve into copper flakes and zinc venom.

 

Yes smaller diameter is pretty noticeable