I Just Can't Stop

I came across one the other day in circulation that looked like it had already been given the street corner treatment, if you know what I mean. Some indescribable goo on it. Who are the people that do this to coins?

I mean the spots that seem to develop on a lot of zincolns, Whether from corrosion, oxidation or the mfg process I do not know. When roll searching I find a great many seemingly Au or Bu only to be spoiled by spots.

There were about 30 in the last box of cents I searched - I sent them all back.

I've found one from a roll I got from the bank last month. Since then I haven't received any in change or found any in rolls.

There is a very good reason to keep EVERY circulation 2009, 2010 cent we find: 1943. That one lone example sold for over a million. Statistically, there is a one in a million chance that we will find a copper from the two clad years, but we know there were copper struck for cents in 2009, and 2010 was a "cusp child" of 2009, so there exists the possibility of a copper in "dem dar" clads, as Walter Brennen would put it. I love statistics, as it allows you to prove or disprove anything. For example: The fact that a glass of water is half full proves that a half empty glass of water exists. Consequently, there is a very LOW probability that a copper general circulation cent will be found. A statistician would then go on to assert "It necessarily follows that if a chance of a gen. cir. copper cent being minted in 2009 exists, there can be asserted a nearly 100% probability that one will eventually be found". Kinda like when Jim Carrey responds to the question of how much of a chance he had with his romantic interest Mary, and she said "Nearly Zero." He replied, excitedly: "Sooooooo I have a chance?!!"

I keep scads of them too. Penny poor.

I am not sure what you are referring to that sold for a million dollars, there are a couple dozen bronze 43s and steel 44s known and the top auction price has been about $220,000 with most well under $100,000. An off metal error for the 2009/2010 coins will be made even more unlikely by the fact that business strikes and Mint Set coins no longer share the same production lines. It would also be virtually impossible to have Birthplace and Formative Years off-metal errors because their production ended before the tarnish issues were worked out and Mint Set production began.

Regarding spotting issues, the black watery spots that you typically see on AU/Unc coins are caused by the mint's planchet rinse and not environmental issues. I got rolls at the LP3 and Shield release ceremonies and even those coins had spots but I have noticed that spotting issues for 2010 have been better than in the past and certainly better than some of the LP3 dogs that I had.

I lucked out with a 2RB from the mint with no spots great looking coins. But when I bought a few rolls from MintProducts.com they were dalmation all the way through. Just for giggles I tried to wash them off with Distilled Water but that didnt work. And then some watered down katchup Its a great cleaner for cents but they come out pink. And I cant stand PINK. Cant bring myself to use an eraser on one. Its fun to play for fun As long as no one pays for fun when they play. Ya know.

I get them from work and I have been slowly acquiring them. I just completed a full box of them last night.