New member with coin question

[pennypal]

Hello everyone.

I found a 2008 D Lincoln Memorial with a lot of little bumps on the obverse and the reverse, is this important or just the run-of-the mill sort of thing?
I tried to take pictures. Hope you can see the bumps.

Patricia.

Thanks for any help.

[diamond]

You've got a case of blistered plating. Due to dirt on the planchet, the copper plating failed to adhere properly. During the strike, heat and subsequent gas expansion pushed up the plating. It's a common defect and confers no additional value on the coin.

[the one and only]

its really a common defect? would have fooled me. i have never seen a coin period that looked like that.looks like it has acme. lol

[diamond]

Actually, it's much more common in the early 1980's, but it occurs in all years.