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Valued Member
United States
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Post 82 Lincoln cents deteriorate rapidly. Is similar deterioration/ugly coloration bound to occur in a slabbed zincoln over time? I like the 1983 DDR but I'm not sure if its a good move due to aforementioned concerns. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the risk of that happening depends on whether the thin copper jacket is compromised. Seems to me that's its only layer of defense.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 The days of slabbing "Zilcolns" may rapidly be becoming extinct. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
597 Posts |
really? one would think slabbing was a great idea to protect them
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The days of slabbing "Zilcolns" may rapidly be becoming extinct. It is amazing that at coin shows I see them in slabs all the time. And what gets me is the ones that are worth about $1 in a slab. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As long as your coins are well protected from air and humidity, they will last essentially forever.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19935 Posts |
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The days of slabbing "Zilcolns" may rapidly be becoming extinct.
Actually, now that the series has been discontinued, we'll see more and more Zincolns in slabs. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Zincolns have been discontinued? I missed that. When did that happen?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Actually, now that the series has been discontinued... Wait, what? Edited by CelticKnot
09/19/2012 1:12 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19935 Posts |
Come on, you guys know I was talking about MEMORIAL CENTS.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I took the literal road about Quote:
now that the series has been discontinued I had forgotten that the LMC was replaced by the shield and was thinking that the US was following in the footsteps of Canada. I too was wondering when the extinction order went out until you had posted the clarification. Now I understand. Edited by ghostrider
09/19/2012 1:54 pm
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Come on, you guys know I was talking about MEMORIAL CENTS. No I did not!  At least not at first.  I got excited, hoping you knew something I did not know yet.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2270 Posts |
Most slabbed zincolns should be safe. But I'd be wary of buying many with discontinuities in the copper sheathing. These might be as insignificant as bubbles or as serious as the copper being ripped off the reverse lettering on '89-D mint set coins. Most of the slabbed coins and even those with plating issues should be good for decades but any sort of poor storage and plating problem will quickly result in serious damage. The quality of the pennies in circulation is just appaling. As one penny is eaten away they mint a new one at a cost of about Three Cents to replace it. It's an embarrassment in the here and now but future generations will think we are completely insane. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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The quality of the pennies in circulation is just appalling. So true, thats why I'm inclined, yet nervous, to buy some nice slabbed examples.... |
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