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Valued Member
United States
205 Posts |
Hi all,
Unsure if this is the right location for some of my questions but here goes......!
In elderly neighbor gave me a jar full of cents and so have started hunting through.
After the first 10% I have 2 main types of find.
1) approx yrs 1999-2001 cents, that were obviously stuck on somehting (art project? etc), that have been peeled off and now all have variouss amounts of yucky glue residue on one side..
Question - Will the bank take these,, No use to me
2) More interestingly - with those that aren't glued up, there is the normal range of ages and dates, only going back to the '60s so far. But the majority of these a 1981-1985 that are actually in very good condition. Still significantly shiny.. There is some discolorizatin, but never seen 80s coins look this good before.
What to do with these? I will pick the best out and put them in a folder, but is there some collectability to them
PS - Won't be selling even if so...
Thanks for advice..
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Moderator
 United States
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The bank should take if you roll them up they won't know about the glue anyways  . The ones from the 80's I only keep if they are above average in condition and eye appeal. John1  |
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Valued Member
 United States
205 Posts |
Thanks for advice..
The only problem is that some are significantly glused up enough to affect the roll weight.. Some still have pieces of what looks like chipboard stuck to the glue.. and would be too annoying to clean them up..
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The keepers should go into coin tubes. That will protect them from getting dinged and from environmental damage.
The icky ones...you might have to carry those around five or ten at a time and spend them wherever you can.
At least you got some nice coins out of your search.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some suggestions -
- If you variety hunt, finding 80's coins in AU+ condition could make a discovery quite valuable. If you aren't familiar with what to look for, visit Coppercoins and do some research.
- Coins with attached backing might be candidates for some kind of soak. Start with plain water and escalate from there. Might only need some softening with a little peel with your fingers. Acetone would probably soften it, but could be more squeeze than juice.
- As John mention, those with eye-appeal can be plucked and stored. When CRHing, I always pull out the AU+ candidates that I'm drawn to.
And try to do something nice for your neighbor. I had a customer on my paper route back in the day that allowed me and my brother to go through a large water bottle of pennies and keep all the LWCs. Needless to say, that customer got prime attention from us both and a couple weeks of free papers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Rackster, a mild solvent soak then rinse. Probably not a good idea to try and pass those off otherwise.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Roll weight: I've heard that too, that banks weigh them, but how is that possible? With changes in composition of coins, there'd have to be a range of weight (with cents) it'd be a range between 50 post-82's and 50 pre-82's, I think about a 20% range. I've returned full rolls of corroded cents before, as well as a full roll of cents that seemed to have the outer copper chemically removed. What the banks don't know...
Just make sure to take them to a different bank than your usual.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I worked at a bank and we NEVER weighed any coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
It's not the banks that weigh the coin, it's the courier such as Brinks.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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