Error Struck Through | Another Struck Through Dropped Filling B??

[Bri]

Found this one yesterday and the "B" Right of Lincoln's head jumped out at me. With no doubt, whatsoever, it is incused. Thinking it may be the B in LIBERTY that is the culprit. The coin is pretty corroded on both sides and took that into consideration, but it is too clean of an indentation with the incused area retaining mint luster.

If it is concluded that it is a struck through dropped filling, how would I clean off the corrosion without decreasing the value of the coin?

I am aware what a rarity these errors are and the odds of finding a second one...no bookie would take the bet!

Just wondering what y'all thought and keeping my fingers crossed.

Thanks in advance for your input.



Peace-

[Maineman750]

If you believe it is valuable, send it to a professional for cleaning.My opinion is that this is PSD.

[jfines69]

With all of the corrosion it is most likely collapsed because the zinc underneath has corroded away!!!

[Bri]

With all of the corrosion it is most likely collapsed because the zinc underneath has corroded away!!!

Sorry Jim, I'm not following you.

[liveandievarieties]

I'm seeing corrosion too Bri- it often mimics other types of varieties or errors, kinda like spotting shapes in the clouds.

[coppercoins]

The coin is corroded - nothing will cure that.

The mark is the wrong size for any letter on the coin.

The mark is damage.

[kloccwork419]

Yep...Just damage.
lolol..I always liked Chucks "No BS" answers..Right to the point, like it or not..

[coppercoins]

Straight from the hip, call it like I see it, and I've seen most of it before.

I'm just working on sprinkling my responses with sugar rather than salt. Say it like it is, but be nice about it.

[liveandievarieties]

I've noticed your "sweetness" Chuck, it's nice having you around.

[RWBILLER]

See that all the time on the zinc core coins - especially the corroded ones. In the last few years, because of the economy, people have been cashing in all there change. Lot of it comes from cans down the cellar that have alot of moisture. Even seen coins from wishing wells.
Roger

[jfines69]

Sorry Jim, I'm not following you.

The center of the area looks to have a small hole in it... The zinc in the area may have gotten wet and simply corroded and the fell away... Zinc is a sacraficial metal... When someone wants to keep steel from corroding zinc is used as or in a coating because it corrodeds so easily... This is why I do not understand the mints use of plated zinc... Lucky if these coins will survive more than 5 years!!!

[Bri]

The center of the area looks to have a small hole in it... The zinc in the area may have gotten wet and simply corroded and the fell away... Zinc is a sacraficial metal... When someone wants to keep steel from corroding zinc is used as or in a coating because it corrodeds so easily... This is why I do not understand the mints use of plated zinc... Lucky if these coins will survive more than 5 years!!!

They probably use plated zinc because it is inexpensive.

[liveandievarieties]

But how expensive is it having to reproduce/replace the same cent several times within a decade?

[Maineman750]

Has anybody seem the new bill introduced..proposing the use of copper plated steel cents ?

[Bri]

But how expensive is it having to reproduce/replace the same cent several times within a decade?

I agree with you 100% Chris, but we ARE talking about a government agency here. Changing something that is costing the taxpayers money would probably make too much sense. Maybe they finally caught on with the Copper-plated steel cents they are proposing to produce.