1983 D 1C errors?…
Jayne123
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I’m hoping someone may help me. (Newbie here.)
Are these errors on this coin, and if so, what are they?
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Jayne123
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That is a Zincoln practically being eaten away
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Not an error. An error can only occur during the striking of the coin.
What you have is a severe case of zinc rot caused by the zinc core being exposed to the air.
Get rid of it as it will only get worse.
I would say spend it, but I would just toss it back into a parking lot for another poor soul to find.
The best way to learn IMO is to first learn the minting process during the relevant period, and here is a simple but good starting point of an accumulated batch of information: https://coinauctionshelp.com/mintingprocesshistory.html then move on to places like varietyvista.com for DDO/DDR/RPM examples by year by coin.
Spend it, that's about it
Many thanks to all.
And, thank you for the link, @Slade01 😊