The reason I said it looks like it may have been altered is because I see issues that are common with plated cents. Lumps and bumps that appear...
I was browsing through some cents for sale on e-bay and ran across this Rpm. I can't seem to access the coppercoins site to check it out but it...
That's what it looks like grease filled die, also known as 'struck through grease'.
Don't see it. Worth? one cent!
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More pics please. It looks interesting.
It sounds very immature to resort to name calling and should not be done here on CoinTalk!
I don't see where they labeled it as an error. Just IDing it as bubbles.
What I was saying is they are not errors. They are caused by improperly washed planchets, contaminated plating material, and plating at the wrong...
"bubbled lamination errors" that's a new one! Sounds like something you'd see on ebay worth thousands. There are tons of these in circulation,...
I know the difference between the two. The spooned coins were usually the larger coins so that by the time the edge was spooned in was still...
PMD, a clip would have the same radius as the coin.
Just found the same experiments site; http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-Copper-Pennies-into-Silver-and-Gold-Chemistr/
They both may have been altered chemically. The weight and appearance of the fields indicate that to me. I'm thinking that a true unplated...
Too answer your question, 'yes' it's glue lamination.
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It's called 'lamination error'. More like delamination of the material.
Wheats you got to love them. Looks ike a die chip on the 9.
Deteriorated dies will cause what you have here. Here's a site to check yours against known RPM's....
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