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<p>[QUOTE="SPQR, post: 603604, member: 18912"]Yeah, the post 1982 to around 1988 or so had really bad problems with the zinc starting to deteriorate under the plating (the copper plating was too thin at first) and they get to looking pretty rough. You'll see everything from this kind of muddy effect, to dark grey/black spotting, to actual bubbles/holes in the plating.</p><p>I've gotten to where I snag every nice post 1982-1990 cent I find, because so many of them are simply rotting away. Nice ones are out there, but hard to find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SPQR, post: 603604, member: 18912"]Yeah, the post 1982 to around 1988 or so had really bad problems with the zinc starting to deteriorate under the plating (the copper plating was too thin at first) and they get to looking pretty rough. You'll see everything from this kind of muddy effect, to dark grey/black spotting, to actual bubbles/holes in the plating. I've gotten to where I snag every nice post 1982-1990 cent I find, because so many of them are simply rotting away. Nice ones are out there, but hard to find.[/QUOTE]
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