Is this penny worth anything? Is this a lamination error or something?

Found this in a box that I was searching, I also found a 1960 penny that looks brand spanking new, and also a few great toners.

IS this coin worth anything? Can someone tell me what happened to it?

 

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zinc bubbles would be my guess

 

I second that.

 

Okay, is it worth anything?

 

It sure is, 1 cent.

 

or .5 of a cent in melt value.

 

Well, to expand on the answer: the mint had trouble with the early zinc cents. The issue was getting the copper plating to adhere properly to the zinc. You'll find quite a few of these from the mid-80's. No collector value.