1985 d penny, zinc rot, error or misused? Worth more then a cent?

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  1. Dan77shaw

    Dan77shaw New Member

    Got to love digging thru change. Found a few I would like to post. But I'll start here..
    Tried my best to describe but a picture is worth a cent.. 2nd penny is for color comparison. Thanks in advance.
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  3. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Some one wore the rim down. rubbed it on sand paper or rough surface.
     
    Pickin and Grinin, Sep 30, 2017
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  4. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

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    Pre rot, but with the Zinc exposed, that's pretty likely.
     
    Burton Strauss III, Sep 30, 2017
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  5. Tom Maringer

    Tom Maringer Senior Member

    I concur. Around here those go in the melt bucket. You can make a kilo of coiner's bronze (10% zinc) by mixing 100 grams of cents (40 pennies) with 900 grams of scrap copper (wire clippings et.)
     
    Tom Maringer, Sep 30, 2017
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  6. Dan77shaw

    Dan77shaw New Member

    Thanks guys. I knew I came to the right place.
     
    Dan77shaw, Sep 30, 2017
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