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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MSDiBiase, post: 15117, member: 1266&quot;]I stand corrected concerning the composition.</p><p>but I do dissagree with the damage after the mint. Although many pennies are seen with the copper removed from the tops of the raised letters (obvious wear) this coin has the copper missing in a sweeping area just below the date. Kind of like when you used play-do as a kid, mixed in two colors, then used a the play-do press. you&#039;d see that added color get smeared, just like this coin. Notice how the show-through ZINC is &quot;smeared&quot; radially from the center of the coin? Also the way it &quot;hangs up&quot; under the date and along the bottom edges of the numbers, this happens when the top coating is too thin and then the planchete is squeezed outward in the coin stamping process.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The areas in liberty, I-G-W-T, and the rim are probably wear or damage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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