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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bmmartin, post: 3919575, member: 98956&quot;]Hi Nicole!</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought I wrote about missing clad layers, but I didn’t.&nbsp; I don’t think it applies to this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>typically, you’ll see this on clad CuNi coins, e.g., dimes and quarters.&nbsp; Pennies are copper- plated zinc for the year of your coin (1982 onwards).&nbsp; It’s possible that a penny could have exposed zinc (missing part of the plating), but it doesn’t appear to apply here.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way I explained it to my son is that you can see missing clad layers 3 ways:</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) The Deadpool - Looks like raw skin (entire layer is missing -copper fully exposed)</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) The Two-Face - half (can be more or less) of the face looks burned (partially missing layer - there’s typically a “step” effect).</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) The Proactiv Commercial - looks like a teen with bad acne (spots of missing layers - looks mottled).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it looks like part of the coin is coming off.&nbsp; I think this would be closer to a (de)lamination, but again, most likely man made PMD.</p><p><br /></p><p>This got me thinking of a missing clad layer on a penny struck on a clad dime planchet.&nbsp; That would be something to look at for sure!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Frankenstein coins, I personally find them amusing and keep them.&nbsp; Obvious vice job “brockages” are fun, as are coins that look like paper clips, but my favorite was an old groat that’s 3/4 Queen Elizabeth and 1/4 Henry VIII.&nbsp; Talk about royal inbreeding </p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve misplaced it, but it was like the creator decided to tape together a shredded document (you’ll often see hammered coins that are either 1/4 or 1/2 of the coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>Basically, if you like it, then keep it.&nbsp; It doesn’t matter how it came to be, it’s whether you want to collect it or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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