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Pillar of the Community
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Forgot to mention...if you are one of those people that plan to do it on a larger scale (i.e. fill multiple folders for resale on ebay), then you might consider a digital scale that can be picked up online for $10-$15. This is useful if you collect other coins for detecting counterfeits. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I would try a safer technique and it is this. Take a popsicle stick (cleaned off of course) and tape or glue a known zinc penny to one end. Balance it on a pencil or some other object and use it as a primitive scale. If the penny is the 95% copper variety, then the other end will go all the way down due to the weight difference. I've tried the drop and listen method and it all sounds the same to me...lol. As noted this is the safest way. Dropping a coin on a hard surface to hear the difference in sounds is nuts. If your a coin collector then you should know adding one or more dents, dings, etc to a coin is not beneficial to that coin. If you are wealthy enough to not care, then consider others. To elaborate on the popsicled stick method, if you use a six sided pencil it is easier to balance the stick. Also, place a drop of glue on that balance location to maintain the same place. I don't suggest tape since it adds to much weight and can come loose or allow movement. If you use a silicon type adhesive, it can be pealed off later in case you want to reuse the stick to make more popsciles.  Just kidding, maybe. I ment on the coin so you can reuse that. Also, note you can do this method in reverse by attaching a pre 1982 cent to one side. Then any cent (penny) placed on the other end will only balance if it is also the Copper one. If the Zinc one, the stick will not move. Oh, one more thing about dropping coins to hear the difference. A large amount of older people just can not hear that well. Many, many people exposed to loud noises all the time also are a little tone deaf. |
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yea, I just did the drop method. You guys would probably kill me if I told u I sometimes use a blunt object to hammer coins into the folder. The Whitman nickels 1996-pres album didn't have big enough holes and some of the dime holes didn't work. The quarter holes are too big so I don't know what to do about those. The penny holes are superb.
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Pillar of the Community
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Man, you guys make everything so difficult, you remind me of my girlfriend.  All you have to do is flip the coin, and the copper will have a distinct ring to it, the Zincoln will make no noise at all. Do it over the carpet incase you drop one. I sorted about 40 '82s in a matter of a few minutes the other night. Just turn up the ol' Belltones gramps!  quote:
You guys would probably kill me if I told u I sometimes use a blunt object to hammer coins into the folder.
I take a couple junk coins and use the one to push the other into the hole, then pop it out and put the correct one in. It helps the correct coin go in easier. Sometimes I think I might need to use a hammer and a punch to get some of those babies in there. |
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HEY!  rofl I use miracle ear, btw J/K Edited by of-grampa
03/19/2008 11:03 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Easiest just to buy the whole 82 set for like $5.
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I agree, that is just the easy way out!  What is to guarantee that the seller did not make a mistake in building the set? |
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Valued Member
United States
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Well, if you do not mind damaging the coin, get a knife, scrape a deep line on the coin, then put your finger on the line for about 10 seconds, if the line stays copper colored its copper, if it turns black, its zinc.
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Pillar of the Community
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The Whitman nickels 1996-pres album didn't have big enough holes and some of the dime holes didn't work. The quarter holes are too big so I don't know what to do about those.
What I ended up doing is use a scissors, a plastic coated handle type to push the coin into the hole of the coin folder. You must note, use the plastic end of the scissors on the coin to push in AND duct take the sharp end. This works wonders for me No damage was done to the coins in the process. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Man, you guys make everything so difficult, you remind me of my girlfriend. All you have to do is flip the coin, and the copper will have a distinct ring to it, the Zincoln will make no noise at all. Do it over the carpet incase you drop one. I sorted about 40 '82s in a matter of a few minutes the other night. Just turn up the ol' Belltones gramps!
Turn up the Belltones? Nice expression, thanks. Some of us old people just can't hear the difference in tones as we could when we were young. Nothing to do with being DEAF. Just getting old. And as to flipping a coin to hear a ring. Why bother when you too could be in error. Not even all young people have great hearing.
Do you have a nice comment for the people that are blind? How about a nice statement for the ones that don't have fingers?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well, if you do not mind damaging the coin, get a knife, scrape a deep line on the coin, then put your finger on the line for about 10 seconds, if the line stays copper colored its copper, if it turns black, its zinc. Very time consuming. A simple Butane or arc welder torch will show all Copper much easier and faster . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Do you have a nice comment for the people that are blind?
Blind people usually have excellent hearing so this technique should work great for them, the problem they will have is determining what is an '82. quote:
How about a nice statement for the ones that don't have fingers?
Nope, gonna have to come up with a completely different technique for them, though they might hear the ring if they could figure out a way to filp the coin. quote:
Turn up the Belltones? Nice expression, thanks. Some of us old people just can't hear the difference in tones as we could when we were young. Nothing to do with being DEAF. Just getting old.
Simmer down, I was just playing. But, for the record, it isn't so much a differance in tones as a copper coin will ring like a small tuning fork and a Zincoln will make no sound at all. Give it a try if you haven't. And I was just teasing about the beltones, if you can't tell a difference, then get a scale, make a teeter totter out of popcicle sticks, do whatever you gotta do man. quote:
I use miracle ear, btw
 WHAT? SPEAK INTO MY GOOD EAR! <turns head to other side> <Seeking: A sense of humor> |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Simmer down, I was just playing. But, for the record, it isn't so much a differance in tones as a copper coin will ring like a small tuning fork and a Zincoln will make no sound at all. Give it a try if you haven't. And I was just teasing about the beltones, if you can't tell a difference, then get a scale, make a teeter totter out of popcicle sticks, do whatever you gotta do man.
You must realize there are numerous elderly individuals that are somewhat handicapped due to illnesses and old age. Myself included and we really don't appreciate being made fun of. Several friends of mine have MS and their hands shake continuosly. Why not make fun of them also. My hands shake, I've had numerous operations in the last several years due to cancer. My hearing is fading.
Simmer down? HOW?
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