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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 8244467, member: 24314&quot;]Dynoking, replied to [USER=124772]@Kristine Garrant[/USER]:</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000">&quot;Kristine,</span></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">It&#039;s called zinc rot. Starting in 1982 Lincoln cents made are made of a zinc core with a thin layer of copper laminate. After a period of time the zinc corrodes and expands. In this case the expansion caused the thin copper layer to separate. You were able to peel the copper laminate off. </span><span style="color: #000000">It&#039;s not a mint error...Don&#039;t let that discourage you.&quot;</span></font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">Actually Kris,&nbsp; </span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></font></p><p><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000">You&#039;ll need to disregard </span><span style="color: #b30000">this part </span><span style="color: #000000">of the reply BECAUSE, as you already know, the date on your coin is 1964 and it is made of Bronze. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></font></p><p><font size="5"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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