I have what appears to be a 1982 D lincoln cent that is comparable to a dark dull gray steel penny.
DeeMiddle
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Does not stick to magnet. Doesn't seem to have any trace of copper on the surface or in areas of wear from circulation. Has anyone ever seen one of these coins? Are they worth anything?
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Photos will be needed for the best responses.
I'm new to this site and as soon as I figure out how to post photos I will. Thank you.
@DeeMiddle.... Welcome aboard. It will take a couple of days before you can post pictures - forum protocol to discourage spammers.... When you can post pictures, you will receive good answers from very knowledgeable collectors. I will say, your coin is likely environmentally damaged or plated. Either one is possible. However, nothing is certain until we can actually see the coin. Cheers, RickO
It is possibly missing the copper plating. There are many fakes out there thou so good photos are definitely required.
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Why am I expecting to see a severely environmentally damaged zinc Lincoln that is worth one cent if you can get anyone to accept it?
If it was struck that way, a reasonably valued error. If it is environmental damage or intentional stripping of the plating, it is with one cent.
Many things can cause discolorations on coins.
Here is an example of what heat can do.
Thank you all for your answers. As soon as I am able to post the photos I will.
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Open a photo editing app and select the area of the image to show then copy there and paste here
I added pics but not sure if I did it right??
Looks like environmental damage, intentional or otherwise. You're looking at the Zinc core.
How does someone differentiate between a mint error of having no copper plate versus post mint damage from other sources??
Surface corrosion and/or dulling of details. A coin struck with no copper plate will be fully struck and have normal surfaces. A coin that was either stripped or corroded will show surface roughness and/or blurring of the details of the coin.
It should look like a newly struck , light gray coin. You should be able to see mint luster and no evidence of raised plating blister remnants or other plating artifacts that are under the copper. If it's worn, dark, or starting to Corrode, it's very difficult to determine if it's real or if the plating has been removed, so they are usually considered PMD (which usually correct)
Best thing to do is look up pics of unplated errors that have been attributed by TPGs such as PCGS, and study them.