Squirrel322
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Is this an error? Or post mint?
Bumpy 1988 penny
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That's a zinc cent right? Looks like it was probably sitting in water for a while and it's starting to degrade like the dug ones we find that are disintegrating. I wish they never made the zinc cents.
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I collect old military medals. The ones made of zinc do this. It's referred to as "zinc pest" on medals. Gary
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