Fenntucky Mike

Ha! I didn't notice the seller name.

Just saw several Zim coins dropped on ebay last night, one would be an upgrade for you. Maybe your competition dumping their duplicates?

Interesting that they already nixed the lower denomination notes in favor of coins but not surprising. I also saw/read that some coins were issued yesterday as well but I didn't see which denominations. I have to assume that the lower denomination notes were printed since they were flashing them around at the press conference a few weeks ago. I wonder how many, if any, will escape onto the collectors market.

The photos are too out of focus to see much of anything other than what looks like damage from circulation.

A severely damaged and corroded cent, nothing more.

That lines up more with how the coin in the OP looks, it not being a proof pattern. The piece still looks off to me and not well struck. It looks like there are parallel lines running through the fields and details on the obv., are those stains/toning or are they features. EDIT TO ADD: I see that @coinsandmedals replied to your other post, he would be more familiar with a piece like this than anyone else here and I'd take his word on whether the piece is authentic or not.

Does not have the look of a proof to me, seems like a fantasy piece or knockoff. Is a similar piece listed in ESC?

Nominal weight for a clad quarter is 5.67g with a tolerance of +/- .227g. (5.897g - 5.443g). For the amount of wear and tear that the coin has seen, it wouldn't surprise me if it was under tolerance slightly due to metal loss. Get a new scale, one that reads to at least two decimal places.

Possible lamination error. Seems ok.

Interesting, I had not heard of this before. The only question I have is how much zinc needs to be present in the plating for it to be considered an error? If only based on color then your opening a can of worms. I would also assume that this is fairly common. EDIT TO ADD: It wouldn't surprise me if TPG's won't authenticate this type of error anymore.

A "retained" strike through, or whatever adjective you want to use, has been around for a long time. It's just that most are not significant enough for anyone to care about them. The OP's cent is not a doubled die and I see no evidence of a strike through on either the cent or ASE. I hadn't realized, or forgot, that the font was changed on the T-2 ASE's. Hideous.

I have never requested NCS conservation but when NGC recommends it I've always approved it and have never been disappointed. Acetone won't remove all surface contaminants, I soak most of my coins in acetone for 24hrs or so and they come out looking better but not like after NCS conservation. Maybe if I placed the container on an agitator/orbital shaker or had a fountain the acetone soak would net better results, something I'll be trying at a later date. I also, mainly, collect modern World coins which often don't have all of the pitfalls of U.S. coins like old cleanings, AT, and the like. To the OP's question, no, there is no way to tell if a coin has gone through NCS.

Always nice to find some silver.

@Mr.Bill347

Welcome to the Forum. You have a mutilated cent, not an error, return the coin and get your money back if possible.