faithyourway777
Jr. Member
I picked this 1980 penny up this morning during my morning walk and I'm learning about all this coin stuff as I go. So this penny looks all deformed or something and I was wondering what causes that?
What causes this?
- Thread starter faithyourway777
- Start date
dfallis1
Hero Member
- Jan 5, 2016
- 751
- 1,420
- 🥇 Banner finds
- 2
- Detector(s) used
- XP Deus-
Garrett GTI 2500-
Garrett AT PRO- Garrett Pro-Pointer AT-
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Our modern change is poor quality metals. Especially when we started using zinc. I can find a zinc penny from last year in the ground and it looks like it took a acid bath. Three feet away pull out a 1803 Large cent in good shape with decent detail. Your example above is made of copper but looks to have damage from possibly being in the road. Bottom line nothing now days is made like it used to be. 
Upvote
0
sawmill man
Hero Member
Right on about zinc penny's, but yours is not corrosion , looks more like being on the highway or gravel road for a trip or two. Road Rash.
Last edited:
Upvote
0
Top Member Reactions
-
3472 -
1993 -
1723 -
1444 -
1197 -
1178 -
916 -
886 -
822 -
821 -
650 -
613 -
475 -
474 -
E
459
-
449 -
408 -
389 -
358 -
334
