Found this one and not sure what to make of it? When I first saw it, my initial response was another road rash casualty. But when I looked closer, there were no pits, scratches, or any other deformities... it's clean but looks like crumpled foil. If this is a case of DD or orange peel, it's the most extreme I've ever seen but I don't think that's it either? Is this a planchet issue of some sorts? I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves and wait to hear what you all think. And yes I checked to see if there was any chocolate inside.
All I know is that it didn't come from the Philadelphia Mint looking like that. It's some kind of Post Mint Damage I have found hundreds of Copper plated zinc cents like that in my 10 years of metal detecting hunts.
Flat, wide, and mushy letters. Rim starting told over. Lots of random marks/hits. Looks like a dryer coin to me.
IMO, it looks like it has been through a wash of acidic solution...maybe vinegar or lemon juice...doesn’t seem to be heat related but I guess it is possible...Spark
No doubt PMD. I’m guessing this coin was heated, causing the copper to start to bubble and delaminate from the zinc, then cleaned to remove any toning or discoloring - or perhaps heated in a vacuum or inert gas, preventing any oxidation from occurring. It kind of has that “aluminum foil hit with a blowtorch” look. Another possibility is a soak in an acid that would attack the zinc more aggressively than the copper. However, I believe the 1st scenario is more likely.
Yet another lousy Zincoln cent. I sure wish the mint would get rid of this monstrosity of a metal combination.
Zinc deterioration, from whatever cause. Spend it before it self destructs even further, as it undoubtedly will.
Yes, even if you save it to spend later...you lose! Why? INFLATION. Spend it NOW to use it’s full spending power! (This message brought to you by your ever lovin’, neighborhood Spark (aka Sparkomatic for about 50 years, then I shortened it).
