hi i have 1985 one cent 2.5 coin .it just not wright at all .can any help me with this one thanks
Bigbob63
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hi 
it got steel look to it . and the date and letting do not look wright . it is 2.5 and not steel i no that it just not looking wright to me can yous help me thanks
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I’m no expert on late date Lincoln cents, but this looks like Post Strike Damage to me.
looks like bad storage
Your coin isn't Wright, but this one is.
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i no the coin looks bad but it looks like all the letters are standing out to me i never seen one like this coin befor . thank you for your help
Honestly, it’s just environmental damage, it’s did not come from the mint looking like that. Sorry don’t have better news. But it’s a spender, worth 1 cent.
Looks like it was rubbed/kicked across asphalt.
Weight is fine for the coin. The surfaces have been damaged since the coin was in circulation.
Not an error of any kind.
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It looks like it spent some time in a Walmart parking lot.
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haha thank you all for your help
The copper on the high points has been rubbed or scraped off and the zinc core is corroding. That is why it looks like the letters are all outlined.
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I think this is actually the opposite of "zinc rot" or typical zincoln environmental damage. Because to me, this is what a zincoln would look like if, in theory, they actually circulated hand to hand in commerce to the same extent that pennies did a hundred years ago, and acquired actual circulation wear. The thin plating has worn away, revealing the underlying zinc metal. It looks "silvery" because zinc is a silvery-coloured metal. You just don't normally see it on zincolns because (a) they don't actually circulate, and (b) the zinc is extremely vulnerable to corrosion, especially if it gets wet.
Whoever "circulated" this coin has done a very good job at keeping it dry.
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It’s corroded and worth face value if you put it with 49 others in a paper roll with your account number written, and then ask a bank to take it off your hands.