19?? Cent

What’s wrong with this cent?

 

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Do you think it is a Zincoln ?
how much does it weigh ?

 

Think it might circulated? Possibly a wee bit mutiated?

 

Looks like a nice greaser to me https://www.error-ref.com/struck-through-smooth-viscous-material-grease-oil/

 

Grease on the die which blocked the last two numbers in the date.

 

that's what I was looking for but couldn't remember.
The discoloration too such as OPs example.

I was also thinking .. maybe it's a zincoln eating itself. lol

 

What’s a zincoln?

 

3.1 g

 

Looks like playtime with the Dremel tool to me.

 

From late 1982 the composition became a zinc core coated with a micro thin layer of copper weighing 2.5g

 

In 1982 due to the rising cost of copper we switched from coins being %95 copper and %5 Zinc to basically %95 Zinc and a little bit of copper aka zilincolns because there terrible!!!!

 

If this one weighs 3.1 g does that mean it’s not a zincoln?

 

no, it isn't - the zinc cents weigh around 2.5 g

 

It looks like it might be a 1983

 

If its that much then yes most likely copper but can you get a closer picture of the Date?It just looks zinc to me,it could be a thick planchet or the 1 in a million of possibly a 82-83 Transitional copper.

 

This is the best I can do. I just have an IPhone. That looks like an 8

 

looks like an "8" .. so 198x
but that stuff also looks like crud over it.

 

That's what I concerned with also,(@paddyman98)

 

Could it be a grease filled die

 

And IGWT.
It is no doubt zinc with the platig blisters.
Nice grease filled die @Mary Neely
OBv and Rev.