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crazyforATB Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 9:20 pm I just went through a box of pennies, and I have never seen anything like it. probably 40% of the pennies are zinc rot/corroded. and they are really bad, about a dozen of them were even crumbling, hundreds are completely covered in the green sulphate stuff. and they weren't necessarily old a lot of them had the union shield. it even felt nasty touching them, thought on what happened? Report this Post to the Staff

noahs-numismatics Pillar of the Community Canada 3167 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 9:27 pm Another roll searcher unloading their 'junk'? Report this Post to the Staff
santafeboy Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 04/15/2013 10:54 pm Sounds like a metal detectorist dumping some of the zincoln junk I normally throw in the trash Report this Post to the Staff
DobermanOwner Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 01:31 am My guess is that they came from a water fountain. Report this Post to the Staff
jkol2369 Pillar of the Community Canada 607 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 12:20 pm i agree with noah somebodies left overs Report this Post to the Staff
crazyforATB Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 8:24 pm water fountain- good idea... I was thinking they were outside exposed to the elements, I mean how does a 2012 become covered with that stuff already? Report this Post to the Staff
BadToTheBone Pillar of the Community United States 1795 Posts	Posted 04/16/2013 8:58 pm Some of the nastiest coins I have ever seen are in rolls of cents and that seems to be the normal too. Report this Post to the Staff
wulffy11 Pillar of the Community United States 543 Posts	Posted 04/17/2013 01:10 am you got some of the 7,000 rotten zinc pennies I unloaded last week to get a $25.00 box lol Report this Post to the Staff
BadToTheBone Pillar of the Community United States 1795 Posts	Posted 04/17/2013 09:24 am @wullfy11 Well TY Ty Vm...me best Elvis for you...he he Report this Post to the Staff
BamaBlue Pillar of the Community United States 624 Posts	Posted 04/17/2013 09:55 am Hate the zinc. Unfortunately, the hoarders are bogarting all of the pre-1982 copper! Report this Post to the Staff
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