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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mspenny, post: 538208, member: 17380&quot;]Hi all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I got questions! </p><p><br /></p><p>I chose these three errors because I see them frequently on different years, which makes me think it must be a common mint error and not a one-off? I don&#039;t expect ANY of these to have value or anything, I just want to know what makes them like this. I got that burning curiosity thang. </p><p><br /></p><p>And internet searches have yielded no results. So I&#039;m asking you! Aren&#039;t you lucky! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the first, a 1990 with . . . . big holes in it. Like the top layer caved in when the die struck. A sort of 3d moth-eaten look. I&#039;ve seen it a few times and this is the best example.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa237/brannieus/motheatenpennyfront.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa237/brannieus/motheatenpennyback.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second: a strange &quot;sandpaper&quot; like finish? The front and back (not shown) are covered in many, many little raised bumps. This, again, is the best example I could find. What gives?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa237/brannieus/sandpaperpenny.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And then these: some pennies with what I think is called &quot;woodgrain&quot;. I LOVE how these look, and I save every one I find because they are so great. After my pile grew to about 10, I noticed that 9 of them were from 1980 and the other one was 1979, a year earlier. How come? Is the metal &quot;bad&quot; and that&#039;s what makes this finish? Why 1980?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa237/brannieus/woodgrainpennies.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As always, THANK YOU for your thoughts. I&#039;m feeling smarter already!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ms. p[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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