Greetings coin talkers. Is that a die crack on the reverse above the e in one traveling Northwest? It doesn't go above the memorial but it looks like it comes out the other side of it. If it was zinc I could probably dismiss it but it's copper so that's what made me believe it's a die crack. Also, the mint mark d on the obverse looks RPM. Didn't see it on variety Vista, just a positioning of the mint mark. Where else can I look copper coins, wexler's? As always most appreciated.
I like Coppercoins for looking up varieties on cents. If I don't find it there, I go to Doubleddie or Varity Vista. Those two have larger listings, but I don't find their formats as useful and they tend to list many slight/minor varieties that I get to the point, more isn't always better.
Are you sure it's copper? Looks like a linear plating blister to me. That Cent has a lot of circulation contact hits
It looks like copper to me- I would suggest weighing it. I got a small scale from Wal-Mart for under 5 bucks and it has been tremendously helpful over the years. If it's zinc, it's very likely a plating blister and if it's copper, it could be a die crack. I'm not sure myself, I have always considered searching for varieties a lot of work for little reward.
I know I weighed earlier. Should have taken a pic then but here you go gentleman. So why is the top roof laying on top of the secondary roof nothing in between? I got to bookmark those other sites you were talking about I keep on forgetting to use them
We're still here. I think folks have offered what they can based on the photos provided. From my perspective, it's a copper cent, so blistering is not accountable for the blemishes. Just some circulation damage. The cent also looks like it's been cleaned. Not a big deal here, but if that is an RPM, then it would detract from any small premium it had. It's hard to say definitively what's going on with the MM without sharper/clearer pics but could be damage there too. And on the reverse, it might be a crack or a scratch...or part of a stain or discolored by heat.
it's normally called a "Floating Roof" which is due to Die Maintenance where they Polish the Die (remove surface material to get rid of die deterioration such as surface scratches from the metal ingraining scratches on the flat face) making all the devices (design ) shallower and the little part between the building and roof are obliterated (from polishing) from the design. Thus ... a "floating roof" visual thing. There's a lot of surface corrosion on your cent and is very indicative of a zinc based cent .. zincoln. The MM looks like one of the stages of a zincoln before that area sinks from the zinc dissolving below the thin copper plating. Is that a Food Scale? If so go buy a Jewelry Scale that goes out to 2 or 3 decimals for grams. Or reset, recalibrate yours.
