Damage or Neat Mint Error? You Vo

Technically, plating blisters are a Mint error just as laminations and clamshells are.

This example is a bright BU zinc cent and has the most extreme form of plating blisters I have ever seen. (I don't yet have the coin so I cant post the reverse yet.)



So, in your opinion, is it a cool Mint error or would you say it is ugly/damaged? Please vote!

 

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It got the pox!

 

I hope you have all your vaccinations up-to-date when handling that thing
I usually toss plating blisters in the junk pile but this one is interesting enough to keep...if the price is right...1 cent

 

Leprosy! Get it vaccinated with a sledge hammer.

Chris

 

If legitimate, that's the most extreme I've seen as well on an 82!

 

One of the best examples, I agree -

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I like
it, especially with the Measles out there !

 

My CRH of tons of rolls never saw one that severe

 

I find some from time to time but not like that. A fine example of the zinc cents are truly junk.

 

Extreme alright..........great conversation peace.

 

I have a similar product but not as severe, I keep it to teach/show the problems the Mint had producing these new cents...Spark

 

When we were kids we took a zinc penny and held it under an open flame on the gas stove in the kitchen with a pair of needle nosed pliers. Looked just like that after a few moments of being in the flame. We held it longer and it then started to turn dark and deteriorate quickly.

 

I just got a notification that all of a sudden the seller can't find it. I really can't attest to why, but that is one excuse I never believe from a seller.

 

This is pretty much the most I've ever found on one coin.