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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 4642655, member: 84179&quot;]It appears to have plating problems.&nbsp; Blisters and bubbles were very common (although the planchet supplier is much better now).&nbsp; If the zinc blank isn&#039;t cleaned properly, the dirt/oil/contamination keep the plating from adhering and it forms blisters and bubbles.&nbsp; They can be interesting, but are not considered errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>They reverse may be struck through grease, but it&#039;s not unusual to find coins that are weak in that area.&nbsp; If you look on the obverse, the area opposite STATES oF is Lincoln&#039;s shoulder.&nbsp; It takes a lot of metal movement to fill that part of the die, so the top of the reverse sometimes suffers from lack of metal flow</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the reverse columns are normal</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to coin talk.&nbsp; Read the threads and pay attention to the links to error reference sites.&nbsp; Learning the minting process is probably the single most important thing you can do if you&#039;re interested in errors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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