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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pickin and Grinin, post: 3242442, member: 73995&quot;]I took the liberty of rotating the OP&#039;s coin and re posting it here.[ATTACH=full]848976[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]848980[/ATTACH] And added one that I have for comparison.[ATTACH=full]848986[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]848987[/ATTACH] </p><p>[USER=94767]@Trailer king[/USER] if you look at both the above examples, they have a couple things in common that separate them from [USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] example of a true un plated cent.</p><p>A) both show a coppery tone in spots not plated thick enough or have been worn down by circulation.</p><p>B) neither of them show radiating metal flow lines from the die.</p><p>the plating has filled them in.</p><p>c) there is no apparent luster on these coins, even though they look bright and shiny.</p><p>d) any and all contact marks (damage) have a very flashy appearance.</p><p>e) a true un plated cent would not have a reflective appearance.</p><p>f) not to forget both have plating blisters, obviously the 83&#039; has more. it was very common. With newer cents the bonding technology is much better.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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