2009 D? Any ideas on this mess?

I dont know where to begin so i wont. Any info would be lovely thank you.

 

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Actually 2000 D oops

 

It's all damage. The Copper plating was compromised and the inner zinc rotted.

Just Environmental Damage.. Corrosion.
Not a Mint Error

 

"Crappy Zincoln"

Chris

 

Thank you for the info

 

That is one bad looking zlincoln. Damaged and zinc rot.

 

Get used to this, people - I predict all unprotected zincolns will look like this in a few decades - planned obsolescence by the Mint

 

A few weeks ago, I was walking through the parking lot to my favorite Publix grocery store when I spotted a half cent on the ground. I picked it up only to discover that it was half of a Crappy Zincoln.

Chris

 

Looks like a BB gun holed coin. I used to do that when I was a kid to see it it would go through and how high into the air I could shoot the coin from the end of the barrel.

 

sacrilege ...

 

It was fun though. Crosmans were the best. Daisys it would crack the plastic barrel.

 

Another good reason not to collect Zincolns

 

Did you think this was a mint error?

 

Yes, the Mint used Zinc instead of a real metal.

 

Metal Detectors of the future will find no "stinky zincs" in the ground because they corrode to nothing quite quickly.