I don't need to chill out. That is what I call Lincoln cents made after 1982. Crappy Zincolns deteriorate readily in circulation because the copper layer is about 8 microns thin. Chris
You're obviously not getting enough validation for your delusions, so you feel the need to lash out to complete strangers online. As a Doctor for the Day, I prescribe the following: 2x Alka Seltzer 2x Whiskey shots 2x Chill Pills 10x hour sleep Come back when you're down from your current tweak and we'll talk. Welcome to CT!
I believe @cpm9ball was hatin' on the coin, not the member. While the editorial use of the "crappy" adjective in his commentary was unnecessary, I do happen to agree that zinc Lincoln cents are, relatively speaking, crappy in comparison to the earlier bronze cents. Zinc is a subpar metal for coinage, even when coated with copper as our cents have been since 1982. Nazi Germany also used a lot of zinc in their wartime coinage and produced zinc coins in the countries they occupied. For the most part, those have not stood the test of time very well. But back to the topic at hand here: this coin is not an error but is, as mentioned, simply one which has suffered damage to the outer copper plating. So this earlier quote is technically accurate:
Don't assume that something that looks different or strange is automatically a mint error. Many times it's just Post Mint Damage. We do our best to help you. Please don't make unnecessary comments about anyone's personal life. Or you will be ignored by us the members. It is a crappy Zincoln (I'm not hatin)
Notice: - how all the high points of the design are gone. Not just the copper plate, but the zinc core too. - thus one can assume it was sanded down as even the zinc looked nicely sanded with a high grit number sand paper or something. The combo of a zinc core and 8 micron thin copper plating was designed for low price. The steam test the Mint uses was designed to pass once, so that it can get through the cleaning process. In the "wild" aka circulation, c-zincolns going through people pockets in the laundry, if any scratch exposed the zinc would make it to start to corrode. The copper ends up like paint on a car when the steel underneath starts rusting. Matter of fact, c-zincolns don't need that help and can have some really bad surfaces before even circulation.
Why did the op consider your comment lashing out? I agree that the current crop of Lincoln cents are crappy.
He is just too new to understand how folks here give straight honest opinions about coins that are posted. It's not the member it's the coin. When I post images, I'm thankful of as many opinions as possible. That's how we learn.
If condition from birth, mint error,,,,if condition afterwards, post mint damage ( anthropomorphically speaking) Jim
James, please be aware that when you use "twenty-five cent words", you're liable to get your change in nothing but Crappy Zincolns. Chris
i do apologizefor the improper grammar but he started i just had a bad day that day anyways back to the matter what the heck went wrong on this coin ?
The problem is that sometimes it cannot be determined what exactly happened. There are issues such as yours where I would say that only the person that did it would know. All we know is that cannot occur during the minting process.
