Well I am learning, this is not as easy as one would think. Is this worth much? What would be the cause? Thanks for any knowledge
What you've got here is pure and simple post mint damage. The plating has taken a good hit near the date and MM. There also seem to be signs of zinc rot on LIBERTY and on the reverse. It's worth 1 cent.
Thank you, I figured it was going to be worth a penny...lol. I see what you were saying, it just seemed like there is too much metal there between the 9s and under the D. The mark in the word liberty looks like PMD. I believe your explanation would be more likely.