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PennehChaos Valued Member United States 311 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 3:38 pm Quote: Some attain a greenish patina due to exposure to large amounts of Carbon Dioxide and moisture. I've found coins in a cash register in a bar sometime take on a odd color if there to long. Of course that depends on the bar, their clients and the amount of smoking too. Have you ever heard that a pennie in a Martini is supposed to be good luck at the bar? Probably not if you swallow it. i wonder if the grading services will have to start adding Green and Yellow standards for Zincs as people get them graded... I've got a virtual rainbow accumulating at the end of my desk Report this Post to the Staff
iconcoins Valued Member Australia 52 Posts	Posted 08/04/2008 4:29 pm I agree with Just Carl with the constant building up in quality to attain an almost perfect set is a goal of most collectors. Just that some are more structured than others dependent on budget and motivation. Probably why the forum is so valuable to all of us to converse, sell (when you have 50 posts) or exchange. As long as we can keep doing this life is always challenging and never boring. regards Report this Post to the Staff
iconcoins Valued Member Australia 52 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 05:08 am Just a question while we are talking about cents and pennies, does the origin of the naming of cents 'pennies' come from English background where they have been in currency for some time or is it German after the pfennig. Please explain. regards Report this Post to the Staff
Kabiye_Lady Pillar of the Community United States 581 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 05:29 am Just two small comments. - There are people who actively pursue Brown pennies - or "chocolate" brown pennies. And if they're in the shade they're looking for can go for a nice premium. - When searching rolls or lots of pennies, don't blow off the brown ones. As has been pointed out, you can have a brown lincoln that looks "old" but is actually in MS shape. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189222 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 10:18 am Quote: Just a question while we are talking about cents and pennies, does the origin of the naming of cents 'pennies' come from English background where they have been in currency for some time or is it German after the pfennig. Please explain. regards The British term Penny is etymologically related to the German Pfennig. The use of the term Penny in the USA is related to British heritage; however, use of that term is technically improper. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 08/26/2008 11:16 pm Quote: Just a question while we are talking about cents and pennies, does the origin of the naming of cents 'pennies' come from English background where they have been in currency for some time or is it German after the pfennig. Please explain. Although many Numismatist strive to make the world call a penny a cent, it will just never happen here in the USA. The American language is not really English any more. It is comprized of words form other languages from all over the World. We speak American, not English. Every kid calls those pennies PENNIES. There are numerous songs written where a Penny is called a Penny. (Pennies from Heaven) It is way, way to late to change about 300,000,000 people (excluding die hard collectors) to say Cents. There are really a lot of such words that we use every day that we just accept as ours and so they shall be. Proper or not, we have pennies now inspite of the words on the back of that coin that says CENT. Report this Post to the Staff
neversuited1 Pillar of the Community United States 1121 Posts	Posted 08/27/2008 09:18 am Vince220, The "Ultimate Goal" would be to have a comple RED set. But Vince my advice would be to look at the strike of the coin. Realizing that each year and each mint had different quality of strikes. This is also a good way to see if you suspect if a coin has been cleaned or not. A 1909,10,11...ect with a lot of wear on the high areas of the coin and the color bright red would be a pretty good indicator to me that the coin has been cleaned. A little research and a little knowledge will save you a lot of money in the long run! You are in the right place for both in this forum. Good luck! Once you reach 50 posts, check out BadThad's Cents for sale and others. Quality coins at a fair price. Edited by neversuited1 08/27/2008 09:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
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