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<p>[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3654284, member: 91609"][USER=104011]@Jessica mcclellan[/USER], what we are telling you is that since the Mint changed the cent (read: since 1983) to <b><i>zinc plated with copper</i></b>, they have had a multitude of problems (not for them, but for collectors) in producing quality coins which will last "forever" & are what we call "collectable". <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>One of the most prominent problems is the appearance of both mechanical & die deterioration "doubling", which to a neophyte like yourself may appear to be from a true "Doubled Die" (the valuable variety) but which is in fact the worthless form of doubling. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>We see so many of these on a daily basis that it's getting sickening. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie103" alt=":yack:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you stick around here & gain more knowledge about these inferior coins, you will waste less time looking at these for worthless doubling (to be fair, there are zincoln varieties which do have added value; it's just hard to find them in circulation because of the zinc rot problem over time.) Plus, the shield is just ugly, isn't it? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Keep up the search & continue to learn& you'll be OK! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3654284, member: 91609"][USER=104011]@Jessica mcclellan[/USER], what we are telling you is that since the Mint changed the cent (read: since 1983) to [B][I]zinc plated with copper[/I][/B], they have had a multitude of problems (not for them, but for collectors) in producing quality coins which will last "forever" & are what we call "collectable". :( One of the most prominent problems is the appearance of both mechanical & die deterioration "doubling", which to a neophyte like yourself may appear to be from a true "Doubled Die" (the valuable variety) but which is in fact the worthless form of doubling. ;) We see so many of these on a daily basis that it's getting sickening. :yack: As you stick around here & gain more knowledge about these inferior coins, you will waste less time looking at these for worthless doubling (to be fair, there are zincoln varieties which do have added value; it's just hard to find them in circulation because of the zinc rot problem over time.) Plus, the shield is just ugly, isn't it? :smuggrin: Keep up the search & continue to learn& you'll be OK! :happy:[/QUOTE]
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