1983-1 cent,is this a struck through Greece error

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  1. David Colquhoun

    David Colquhoun Active Member

    Any help appreciated thanks 1524691002262-1107722248.jpg 1524691029491-61900311.jpg 1524691077990-865473678.jpg 1524691104770953768684.jpg
     
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  3. USCoinCollector42

    USCoinCollector42 Well-Known Member

    It doesn't appear to be struck through grease but maybe the pictures just don't show it. If you are asking about the little blisters on the surface of the coin, those are known as plating blisters and are a common occurrence on zinc cents.

    Just wondering, how would a coin be struck through the country of Greece? Sounds a bit dramatic if you ask me :p.
     
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  4. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    You coin was minted in Philadelphia...Not Greece ;)
    If you are referring to all those bubbles, those are plating bubbles. Not struck through grease.
     
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  5. David Colquhoun

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  6. David Colquhoun

    David Colquhoun Active Member

    Ah yes I am dyslexic so I'm use to people laughing at my spelling,but plating bubbles I haven't heard of that before.
     
  7. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Very common on what we call zlincolns, Cents minted 1982 to date. Lots of minor but extremely common errors occur on copper plated Zinc cents.
     
  8. David Colquhoun

    David Colquhoun Active Member

    Ok thanks you lot are saving me a tone of reading. What error coin books would you suggest with good photos Mr nut
     
  9. USCoinCollector42

    USCoinCollector42 Well-Known Member

    http://www.error-ref.com

    This website is a very good educational source if you want to learn the types of mint errors and how to distinguish them.
     
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  10. Double Die

    Double Die I know just enough to be dangerous

    Looks like flaking paint. Some one was playing fast and loose with the Rust-O-Leum. Or those zinc blisters.
     
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  11. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    +1 for this
     
  12. David Colquhoun

    David Colquhoun Active Member

    Thanks will give it a try
     
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  13. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    This question is best answered by @paddyman98 as he collects errors.
     
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