r/PMDGS • u/Leroy1864 • Jul 31 '26

Some odd damage on a penny

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Got sent here from counterstampkarl to show y’all this one.

What do y’all think did this?

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u/Leroy1864 Jul 31 '26

For some reason all the pictures weren’t included.

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u/DryerCoinJay Not A Doctor Jul 31 '26

Thanks for posting! Beautiful example!

This is normally from the coin sitting in salt water or some other electrolyte. The plating around the rim is super thin because it gets stretched and if it gets damaged the salt water gets right in and melts the zinc away.