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I agree with cwb. While they did make BILLIONS, mint state nice example will be hard to find in the future. Let's even say they will only be worth a few bucks each.. that's still 200-300x premium over face value!
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United States
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How can you prevent this... Most of my Lincolns are from circulation and have been exposed to some elements...
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United States
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What's ironic about these cents...they would actually corrode less if they weren't copper plated. The Cu/Zn combination produces galvanic corrosion with moisture. It's basically a battery, with electron flow from the zinc to the copper.
Edited by Thulium
02/25/2017 01:50 am
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While not being a chemist or metallurgist of any fashion, I think you're right Tm. The zinc-plated steel cents seem to hold up much better, even if ugly, over the 7+ decades of life than a damaged Zincoln in less than two!
In a lot of instances, zinc is used as a corrosion inhibitor, but with steel and not copper. Makes sense!
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Zinc does corrode very easily, and many 1940s European zinc coins I've seen were in only slightly better condition than this.
OTOH, I can't recall having ever seen zinc notgeld, or WWI zinc coins for that matter, anywhere near that bad, and my 1950s zinc coin from Peru is in such good condition that I thought it was aluminium until I checked the catalogue (should probably take a photo, it's a beautiful tiny piece of zinc-that-doesn't-look-like-zinc).
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Wow....thanks for sharing these pictures.
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United States
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I happen to believe that it is a shame that our great nation is distributing such poor examples of a coin that bears such a wonderful, time-tested bust of Lincoln. It needs to be fixed.
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 And today, many cents have marks that look like water spots. |
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Time to retire the cent. Start rounding to nearest five cents.
Then time to get ready for the elimination of the nickel and the quarter.
All we need are a 10c, new smaller 50c, $1 and $2 coin after the 5c is gone.
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02/26/2017 8:41 pm
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How can you prevent this The best option would be to store them in air tight, non PVC holders. A dry place, not a basement or anywhere that would expose them to moisture, or humidity. Check on them once in a while to make sure they look okay. |
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Use Airtite capsules or heat-sealed Saflips. Start with any BU 2009's and 2017-P's. Then begin with the earliest date exceptional examples. The latest completely readable date on those I posted was 2000. In less than two decades it has become unspendable. Any other previously minted US cent would scoff at that. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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DoubleEagle20: "Time to retire the cent. Start rounding to nearest five cents. Then time to get ready for the elimination of the nickel and the quarter. All we need are a 10c, new smaller 50c, $1 and $2 coin after the 5c is gone." What percentage of the economy involves products that sell for less than a dollar: a quarter, etc.....and how would change be made with a sales tax on these products? Would the the new order of a monetary system include money with the following format and composition?  |
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There's a reason that zinc is used as a sacrificial anode in bridges and boats, and the OP's photos are a fine example of that reason. However Zincolns have a good chance of survival if they are (as many have said earlier) stored properly. These clearly were not.
With billions minted annually I highly doubt these will ever be scarce. Maybe in higher grades.
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Coin197: Quote:
And today, many cents have marks that look like water spots. . Oh, that drives me crazy! Dirty on day 1. |
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