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<p>[QUOTE="RBurk, post: 5451670, member: 105984"]Thanks Oldhoopster, but I am not assuming it's an error (per the post you replied to). It could be that it was exposed to some acidic or caustic solution but wouldn't that have exposed at least some zinc in order to get that kind of corrosion? One thing that gives me pause is IN GOD WE and to a lesser extent TRUST where the tops of the letters are missing which to me does indicate a possible strike anomaly. We've all seen some of that but not to this degree very often if at all. Additionally, I've seen many early zinc pennies that do have this rough surface but again, not to this extent. Is it possible that the mint was trying to dial in the proper strike pressure? Might that explain both the weak strike and the extremely rough surface?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RBurk, post: 5451670, member: 105984"]Thanks Oldhoopster, but I am not assuming it's an error (per the post you replied to). It could be that it was exposed to some acidic or caustic solution but wouldn't that have exposed at least some zinc in order to get that kind of corrosion? One thing that gives me pause is IN GOD WE and to a lesser extent TRUST where the tops of the letters are missing which to me does indicate a possible strike anomaly. We've all seen some of that but not to this degree very often if at all. Additionally, I've seen many early zinc pennies that do have this rough surface but again, not to this extent. Is it possible that the mint was trying to dial in the proper strike pressure? Might that explain both the weak strike and the extremely rough surface?[/QUOTE]
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