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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 8079970, member: 27832&quot;]That is corrosion attacking the zinc interior of the cent. Once there&#039;s a scratch or hole through the copper layer coating the cent, an electrochemical reaction makes the zinc corrode very quickly when it&#039;s in contact with sweat, salt water, or another conductive solution.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like a face because the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia" rel="nofollow">human brain is hardwired to see faces, even in random patterns</a>. That leads to a <i>lot</i> of questions here about damaged coins...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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