Plating blisters develop in the coin in the immediate aftermath of the strike, as gas expands between the core and poorly bonded plating. Among...
The brassy color is probably toning from exposer, and may be the cause of the blisters. But, I think the cause of the blister is contamination of...
I had pictures of it but they didn't show I post them again.... And on the reverse it got some blister plating on it that what made me think it...
Looks like a plating blister on a zinc cent.
I think you just did explain it. That’s my guess
I've seen little bumps and think of them as "Pimples" because there are often more than one, or a few. The ones I've seen are usually very small...
This is so clear! Thank you so much!
The zinc core of the coin is oxidizing/ corroding underneath the copper plating. Sometimes the zinc planchet can get and retain contamination...
So, now that I know what I have - a Linear Plating Blister - what does that mean? I understand what a Die Crack is, that's kind of...
Once that plating blister pops the zinc starts to rot.
It looks straight and raised. If that’s the case I’d call it a linear plating blister. The date is a 1983-D and no matter where they were minted...
They are absolutely not D's. The copper plating is approx 8 microns thick (0.0003"). Once it's breached from a scratch or a plating blister...
Plating blister and they are very common on zinc cents.
Nothing is doubled. The planchet is zinc, which is terrible for coins. And with zinc cents being around since mid 1982 to date it shows. The zinc...
That's a plating blister on a zinc coin. In a short time it will burst and start to rot.
I see a Y above the U.
Another zinc rot blister that resembles a Y.
I would say its a Zinc Rot Blister.
No, it's a blister from being on a zinc planchet. It will slowly rot over time.
No that is just a zinc blister.
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