I think it looks like a plating blister. The coin does appear to be a zinc Cent and this is the transition year.
The "C" is a zinc blister, above the Y is a stain.
A plating blister which is nice but very common on Zinc Cents.
looks like a linear plating blister, not an error, very common on zinc cents...
Not at all. In 1982 the composition of the Cent changed from copper to Zinc. The Zinc Cents have a very thin copper coating so blisters are one of...
@Chip Kirkpatrick You can think of zinc rot (corrosion) as being similar to rust on your car. When you get a scratch on your fender, the iron in...
I've never found a Lamination on a zinc coin tbh,it is quite interesting yes
Sorry, but I'm not finding the photos to be particularly helpful this time. What is useful are the two shots of the second A in AMERICA. From...
Sorry but not s die crack. It's a zinc coin and that is a beautiful plating blister. Yes it's worth keeping.
Just a lovely Linear Plating Blister. Good example. Not a Die Crack. Remember.. Mid 1982 they switched from Copper blanks to Copper plated zinc...
That is a copper plated zinc cent. The 8 has either a die chip or plating blister in it. It's impossible for an overdate to occur with the new...
it can be linear plating blisters of course, or it could be roller lines (planchet striations) in the planchet, before the plating process, or a...
That little bump buy the N that you call a set screw strike through is nothing more that a plating blister at best. The copper coating on a zinc...
Copper Plated Zinc CENT.. Damage to the plating. Blister. Zinc rot. Not a misplaced anything. That's a cent minted at the Philadelphia mint. They...
Nail - Die Crack String - Plating Blister The rest... Damage. Nothing major. All common issues on Copper Plated Zinc Cents. No strike throughs of...
Looks like a collapsed plating blister or possibly some zinc rot. Doesn't look like a retained strike through
Since the area in question looks to be very slightly raised above the field behind it, I would go with plating blister/zinc rot. If it were a mere...
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Yes.. Linear Plating Blister. Common issue on Copper plated zinc cents.
I believe that to be a plating blister. The zinc under the copper layer is corroded/ing, causing this. Very, very normal for these. Unfortunately.
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