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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 6405461, member: 84179&quot;]I agree with [USER=101796]@Martha Lynn[/USER] It looks like the zinc is corroding next to the mm.&nbsp; Split plating is common in the early Zincoln&#039;s, especially around the mm.&nbsp; Once the copper plating is breached, the zinc is exposed to environmental conditions and that can result in corrosion (think of a scratch in the paint of a car fender)</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re doing the right thing by posting them to get opinions.&nbsp; It is very difficult to find errors/varieties that may be worth $1-2, yet alone be worth slabbing. There are many, many, many ways for a coin to be damaged.&nbsp; Don&#039;t forget that you also have to pay extra for them to attribute the variety (and they don&#039;t attribute everything, only specific ones).&nbsp; No sense on wasting $50-65 sending in a coin that is damaged like the 87-D posted above.</p><p><br /></p><p>The key to finding errors and not wasting time/money on damaged coins is knowing the minting process.&nbsp; Like anything you need to study and learn, which takes time. No short cuts as far as I know.&nbsp; Here is a site to get you started</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology" rel="nofollow">https://www.usmint.gov/news/inside-the-mint/how-coins-are-made-coin-production-terminology</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You should also look at the following</p><p><a href="http://www.doubleddie.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.doubleddie.com" rel="nofollow">www.doubleddie.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.varietyvista.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.varietyvista.com" rel="nofollow">www.varietyvista.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.error-ref.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com" rel="nofollow">www.error-ref.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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