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<p>[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3790892, member: 99642"]Hi Latisha, we have bad news and we have good news : The bad news is, what you see on your coin is PMD (Post Mint Damage), damage to the coin that occurred after it left the mint. The good news is, even with the damage your cent is still worth a cent.</p><p>Here's why "it is what it is". In mid 1982 the mint started making cents out of zinc with a very thin layer of copper. Zinc is very reactive to moisture among other things. When exposed to certain environmental aspects, a thing called "zinc rot" starts up and it really makes these pennies look bad. That's why a lot of collectors don't like them, and most collectors refer to them as " zincolns "</p><p><br /></p><p>There are more members who can expound on this subject much more than I can, so hang on and let them take a swing at it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Never the less, I want to welcome you to <i><b>Coin Talk !! </b></i>where even a zinc cent gets a link hint.</p><p>Check this out : <a href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lincolncentresource.com/" rel="nofollow">/</a></a></p><p>It looks funny but it works. That site is all about Lincoln Cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 3790892, member: 99642"]Hi Latisha, we have bad news and we have good news : The bad news is, what you see on your coin is PMD (Post Mint Damage), damage to the coin that occurred after it left the mint. The good news is, even with the damage your cent is still worth a cent. Here's why "it is what it is". In mid 1982 the mint started making cents out of zinc with a very thin layer of copper. Zinc is very reactive to moisture among other things. When exposed to certain environmental aspects, a thing called "zinc rot" starts up and it really makes these pennies look bad. That's why a lot of collectors don't like them, and most collectors refer to them as " zincolns " There are more members who can expound on this subject much more than I can, so hang on and let them take a swing at it. Never the less, I want to welcome you to [I][B]Coin Talk !! [/B][/I]where even a zinc cent gets a link hint. Check this out : [URL='http://www.lincolncentresource.com/'][URL='http://www.lincolncentresource.com/']/[/URL][/URL] It looks funny but it works. That site is all about Lincoln Cents.[/QUOTE]
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