Need help

[Jason Chambers]

What is this penny with 5 numbers

 

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[vpnavy]

1st - Looks like some coin damage during handling to me.

2nd - I moved ya from GENERAL DISCUSSION over to COINS for more exposure.

 

[l.cutler]

Just a 1983 and a spot of corrosion.

 

[enamel7]

Nothing in the minting process would cause that.

 

[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasurenet !!
I agree with comments above.
Don.....

 

[A2coins]

I dont see another number either but smart to ask

 

[Dozer D]

A spot of corrosion along the rim.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Also, it is a zinc penny. If they have been outside in the ground the zinc corrodes under the thin copper coating>

 

[galenrog]

Zinc rot.

The first thing to ask yourself if you think you have a mint error is “At what point in the manufacturing process could this have happened?”

Time for more coffee. With liquid additives.

 

[PetesPockets55]

Zinc rot.

The first thing to ask yourself if you think you have a mint error is “At what point in the manufacturing process could this have happened?”

Time for more coffee. With liquid additives.

LOL.
You do mean AppleJack "anti freeze" or Irish coffee type additives, right?