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  • pennypal
    Ms.
    • Feb 2008
    • 9
    #1

    New member with coin question

    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.
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    My mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts!
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  • diamond
    • Jul 2007
    • 2040
    #2
    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.
    Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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    • the one and only
      • Mar 2008
      • 24
      #3
      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

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      • diamond
        • Jul 2007
        • 2040
        #4
        Actually, it's much more common in the early 1980's, but it occurs in all years.
        Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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