1956 from the gas station today

Im no expert at all just a casual "watcher" of coins that I get. I got this 1956 penny today and it looked in incredible shape to for anything I ever see. I noticed alot of weird stuff going on and what looks like "cud" in the 9? Seems to be in great shape for being so old. Any opinions on this penny? Im sure its just a common type thing but because it was so stinking shiny it stuck out.

 

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It looks like those areas took at hit. Although it is a nice coin copper is very soft and can be damaged easily.

 

I think the 9 took a hit but there is a die chip in the R.
FYI - A CUD has to start from the rim.

 

62 years worth of beating! I like this one for some odd reason. Im gonna put it in my tiny little collection.

 

I did not know that. thank you! I have a penny that has zinc bubbles coming out of the rim I found a long time ago.

 

Furry...is that what this is below?

 

No. I'm not sure what that is. A cud would look something like these below (from my collection)

 

We playfully call these Zincolns. Zinc rot is a dreaded disease for cents, so always make sure to keep them separated from any other coins.

 

Is it zinc rot? It looks like it is coming out from the coin not going through the plating.

 

Its fun trying to get good pictures. Looks like someone pretty heavy sat on it for the last 60 some years flattening it....but keeping it pretty shiny in the process.

 

That makes sense. whats weird is its only right on the rim. You can see it all around the edge in real tiny quantities in the picture...almost like the zinc was squeezed out like a zit.

 

Those aren't on the OP 1956 are they? If so, they aren't zinc rot...

 

Ill get better pictures. I want to "pick it off" and see whats underneath.

 

No, the zinc stuff is on a 2018. Im sorry. I probably should post multiple pennies. The 2018 just has that weird zinc explosion looking things on it. The 1956 is just a cool penny to me

 

Yeah always make separate threads for separate coins. Makes it way easier. If you pick it off you are just going to probably expose the zinc core while will make that thing corrode and rot faster. Zincolns are junk.

 

Yep, picked one of them off. Now Im curious how the hell that even happens. What would create enough "pressure" to make the zinc inside "boil" out through the copper coating? Heat? Pressure? Both? would it be something that happens at the mint or would it be from a coin being put in a clothes dryer or something? I tried to google it and couldnt find anything at all. the temps to melt zinc appear to be lower than copper from what I can see but could be wrong. Maybe it was in a furnace or something that got the zinc hot enough to liquify but not hot enough to have an effect on the copper? I dont know the processes at the mint but I cant think of how this could happen there. Kind of interesting though from a sciency type perspective I guess.

 

zincolns.. lol. I want to find a goldcoln!

 

That's Verdigri, a quick dip in acetone will loosen it from the surface of the coin, Just make sure that you have distilled water nearby, give it a rinse and let air dry. Don't rub. The 59' I would do some better research.

Always start a new thread for a different coin.

 

This forum seems to be the only place for info I find to get good answers that I can understand. I used to go to youtube but learned that you really have to already be an expert to sort through the information just because alot of it is garbage. Im not really sure "how" i would even go about doing more research on the 1959. Can you give me any suggestion? what would I be looking for?

 

You'd be looking up "die chips" on the 59. They are really common.