Is this anything special? I haven’t seen anything like it! Would like some insight to this! Thanks! Here are some pictures!
If it was struck on an unplated planchet that did not receive the outer copper plating a modern zinc cent planchet should have, then yes, it is an error and worth a premium. However, some people are able to remove the copper plating on cents and expose the zinc core after the coin has left the mint, which is damage, not a mint error. Since modern errors are not my field, I am not qualified to tell you which scenario happens to be the case here. Perhaps @Fred Weinberg or @paddyman98 or someone else in the know can weigh in on that.
Post Mint Damage- PMD. The Mint would not release a coin that was so obviously wrong in color without someone getting fired. It was either a High School chemistry project or a get rich quick video on Youtube. Welcome to Coin Talk and keep treasure hunting.
It's impossible to tell from the photos but it is either a Mint error or it's been damaged. If damaged the copper plating has been removed and it's only worth face value. If a Mint error, it did not receive the copper plating but it's been circulated and exposed to the environment and damaged. It would be worth a small premium but not much due to the condition.
It is not a mint error without plating, as those coins look completely different than this as they are struck without the plating ever being applied. This looks like every single cent that has had the plating removed after being struck.
See the raised pimples all over it, common result of removing the copper plating, dull/dark gray surfaces with raised pimples.
