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jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 08/10/2015 10:46 am Quote: I am pretty sure a shield zilcoln would be just a pile of zinc mush after this cause the copper would peel away... That would be fun to see. Someone, anyone, please do this. 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
shadz Pillar of the Community 1325 Posts	Posted 08/10/2015 12:01 pm You just really hate the shield zincolns dont you?:p Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 08/10/2015 2:51 pm Not really, but the Zincolns were not minted with longevity in mind. Would be nice to see one go out with a bang instead of a whimper. 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
shadz Pillar of the Community 1325 Posts	Posted 08/11/2015 03:04 am Aren't all coins made with longevity in mind? I have some nice CRH find from 1983 and they are zincolns just like the shields and over the 30 year lifespan a coin is said to have when I found them last year. Now the shield I really don't like and would like to see the idea go up in flames because it should be back on the nickel where they stole the idea from to put on the penny. I was jsut thinking that the sheilds are of much lesser quality than the memorials, yet this site shows the content of all zincolns to be the same and in the same way since 1982. So how are the 2009 and shields so much poorer than the 1980s pennies? Maybe this shrinking experiment would shed light on if something has change that nobody was informed of. or maybe, jsut maybe, the quality of some batches are not as up to spec as we would believe for some reason? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 08/11/2015 10:07 am It is unfortunate that I totally disregarded the "shield" part when you said "I am pretty sure a shield zilcoln [sic] would be just a pile of zinc mush after this cause the copper would peel away." To be clear, I want to see this experiment done with any Zincoln; that is, any cent made after late 1982. Any one, memorial or shield; I do not care which. 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
shadz Pillar of the Community 1325 Posts	Posted 08/11/2015 11:56 am Is it the same guys that had the offer online to shrink coins someone mentioned a while back? Think that thread could be found and the location matched and maybe we can send some post-82 pennies to them to see the results? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 08/11/2015 12:18 pm I will have to review them. The links are posted on the previous page. 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
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