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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ziggy9, post: 538248, member: 8360&quot;]THe first one is Zinc rot. It occurs on coins from 1982 to present. when the copper plating is scrached it exposes the zinc below ant the zinc starts to rot. I have seen cents wher just about all that is left is the copper plating.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one shows classic gas bubbles that were common on the first few years of the zinc lincolns. poor cleaning of the zinc before plating caused gas bubbles to form between the zinc and the plating giving the look pf little pimples</p><p><br /></p><p>number 3, what rlm said</p><p><br /></p><p>Richard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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