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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2968032, member: 84179&quot;]The ”Big One” is the doubled die pictured in post #5 and again in post #21.&nbsp; It is valuable.&nbsp; You DO NOT have this coin. There may be other doubled dies but generally, these only carry a minor premium unless it’s listed in the Cherrypickers Guide (did you check the reference in post #10 to see if others have been verified?).</p><p><br /></p><p>The melted cent is a melted cent.&nbsp; The zinc core melts at lower temps than the thin copper plated shell.&nbsp; As the zinc becomes molten it causes the shell to deform and buckle.&nbsp; Hold it over the flame long enough and the zinc will breech the plating and leak out.&nbsp; (amazing what you learn when you’re a teen with a handful of change and a propane torch.&nbsp; You also learn that molten zinc will burn a hole in linoleum <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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