Strange Lincoln Roll Hunting Finds
Tunis
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As a new collector to the site, I always see the threads of new posters claiming the “find of the century”. This is not one of those threads. I would just like to know if the rim is PMD(it seems very narrow on the side by Liberty and very flat on the other side) on the 1981 and what might have created the “bumps” on the 1990 D. Thanks in advance.
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I'm the opposite of an expert when it comes to errors, but here's my guess from 10,000'.
The 1981 seems to have been struck slightly off-center. Is the same effect seen on the reverse? Is the coin a normal diameter?
The smallpox on the 1990 are due to issues between the copper cladding and zinc core. I've heard them called plating blisters and they might come from gas between the two layers that expands as the coin is struck. Subsurface zinc corrosion can be a less-common cause.
Both, I believe, are fairly common minor errors.
Thanks for the quick response. The 1981 is centered correctly on the reverse and the coin is the normal diameter.
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As mentioned in the above post,these are fairly common. One of the few i have found RH.
The texture on yours is even more pronounced. Was this surface found only on the 1990-D?
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Agreed.
Pete
The 81 is a slightly misaligned die
Collector, occasional seller
Agree on all the above. The bubbling issue is pretty common on 1990's, but it could be present on any Linczon.
Agree w/all above. I came across a 90's cent with 3-4 bubbles on the obverse.
Agree with all the above.
I agree with the above evaluations... the blistering is fairly common and the slightly off center strike happens enough so that it is unremarkable. Cheers, RickO
small pox.
BHNC #203
NO, it is very common from 1982 until about 1999/2000.
They seem to have gotten better plating QC about that time.
More recent Zincolns with severe plating issues are very uncommon and NOT the norm.
I recently sold a 2013 (can't recall if it was a Philly or Denver) with quite severe plating bubbles for about $10 I think.
I find the blistering on Lincoln memorials quite distracting, but the TPGs do not factor them in the grading room, so it seems.
I've seen a 1983 ddr in some lofty grade like MS67+ or 68 (it was a top pop) and it was covered in chicken pox. I wouldn't give 5 bucks for a coin like that with such negative eye appeal, sitting in some high grade.
IMO, the presence of blisters should knock a coin's grade down when they are as prevelant as the OPs photo.
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"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
It wasn't in a roll..........it was in a jar of Cents my wife's uncle gave us. I went through the whole thing and I almost passed out: I found a 1971-P DDO Class VI Hub Doubled AU-58 Lincoln.
Best find from out in the wild for me.
Pete