nice orange peel Lincoln

JRocco

Looking thru a roll of 96P Lincolns I came across a nice "bubbly" orange peel. I think I am the only banana head that collects these,but it was a good find for me. It looks much nicer than this pic shows.
Now this pic does show a real nice orange peel effect.

snapmohr

I have seen many coins like and did not know what they were called, as a mater of fact I have some. I do not particuarily collect them but just have not gotten rid of them as I was curious about them. Can you please tell me what causes the orange peel effect, and is there any demand for them?
thanks snapmohr

JRocco

Hi snapmohr. It is caused by gas bubbles trapped between the zinc core and the copper plating on the planchet. I don't believe there is any value to these examples, they are just "different"

JRocco

Let me also say welcome to the boards snapmohr. You can learn a ton here. There are some real coin guru's that hang around these parts.

snapmohr

Thanks, I can look up the dates I have and send them to you if you are interested, they may as well be joined with their other bubble buddies, after all, you are the only bannana head I know who collects them. ; }
Let me know
Snapmohr

Koinlink

Neat finds!

JRocco

Hey snapmohr, I can tell your going to fit right in here.

melikecoins

I collect the ones with long comet tail bubbles.

Glen

richbeat

That "orange peel" as you describe it, was fairly common on the first copper plated zinc Lincolns (Zincolns) issued in the early to mid 1980's (roughly.) At this same time, the Philadelphia Mint began to phase out its own manufacture of coin strip and started using outside commercial strip. After 1984 or so, and with the switch to the commercially prepared strip, the "bubbling" problems (caused by inadequate bonding of the two metals, trapping gases and concentrating the gases into bubbles) decreased dramatically as the process was perfected.

jonesy

XpipedreamR

Looks more like a smallpox cent!

Lakesammman

I don't know....orange peel proofs are beautiful and it might get confusing. How about changing the name to chicken skin or goose pimple cent??

JRocco

Nah XpipedreameR, this one is a small pox Lincoln.