So good holidays to all first off, going through some pocket change I found this; put it under the scope and noticed that there is a rather sharp edge quite close to the MM yet still part of the little die break ( at least that is what I think it is). Any input would be appreciated. Thank you
Interesting.. But I am thinking more of a Plating Bubble. They usually form around the Mint Mark area. If it ruptures you will get Zinc Rot
Never thought of a gas bubble rather than a die brake, course I am so very new. Would a gas bubble create a "second" and quite sharp edge. Looking here in the first person that does not seem to be part of the bubble or break. Wish I had a greater magnification instrument than what I do. At first I thought it might have been a RPM but there are none listed anywhere that I could find, but it is definitely very sharp on all it's edges.
While the possibility may be intriguing, it is not an RPM. The shape and thickness of the curve do not match the shape of the D mintmark. It is not an RPM. Most likely it is a plating bubble as mentioned earlier. It is worth a penny. Spend it.
I agree with it being a plating blister or zinc corrosion. It took the blank/planchet suppliers a few years to work out all of the bugs in the plating process, so blisters are very common on cents from the 80's Corrosion can start in any small/microscopic breech in the copper plating and can continue under the plating surface (think of rust forming under paint). Take a look at your coin. There are a lot of dark areas and discoloration. This indicates that it probably spent some time in an environment that was not friendly to reactive metals (copper and zinc like to react with a lot of things). It doesn't take much exposure to start corroding the zinc. A good general rule when searching for error coins: The more circulation damage (discoloration, corrosion, scratches, etc) the less likely the anomaly that you see is a genuine mint error. Not to say that you can't find something on a beat up coin, it's just that you need a lot of experience to differentiate between the damage and the error. Hope this helps
Thank you all so very much. I appreciate all of you and the help I receive. Everybody have a safe holiday season.
