Zinc rot

[Rosco53]

Had to share a few pics of this one, too cool not to, I think. Major rot on the front, but the back is beyond anything I've seen thus far in 85,000 cents...

 

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[Dozer D]

That is an UGLLLLLY coin. Bury it an give it a decent farewell.

 

[Rosco53]

That is an UGLLLLLY coin. Bury it an give it a decent farewell.

I actually think its pretty cool looking. Almost like a photo-negative, since you can still sort of make out the "ghost" of the monument and "one cent" in the zinc...

 

[cosmetal]

You take some really good pics.

What camera set-up do you use? I use a Plugable digital microscope.

Thanks,
James

 

[weighit]

That is exactly what I find when metal detecting and I reluctantly dig a penny. Really ugly and I normally just put them into the trash.

 

[smokeythecat]

If you want a shocker, put one in your driveway for a few weeks, then retrieve. Also put some salt next to it, in a few months it might not even be there!

 

[Rosco53]

You take some really good pics.

What camera set-up do you use? I use a Plugable digital microscope.

Thanks,
James

Relatively sure I've got the same thing you do:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XNYXQHE/?tag=treasurenet01-20

But on settings, go to resolution. Its almost always the 600 one, you can up it to like 1200x1800, but I can't find a way to make that the default...