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penny guy 1 cent Valued Member Canada 170 Posts	Posted 05/16/2017 9:13 pm Just picked up 60 rolls of BU 1960'61'62'63'64 penny's and some were wrapped in foil. Some were in coin tubes. I was happy to find the foil wrapped ones are so bright they are blinding. Was this a wise choice for the previous collector to do? Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/17/2017 08:14 am That's good to here , maybe that's the way to go for all of us OBW roll collectors . Report this Post to the Staff
lenver Valued Member Canada 121 Posts	Posted 05/17/2017 08:48 am I recently picked up 2 rolls of BU 57 and 62 dimes. They were also wrapped in foil inside the older CIBC coin wraps. The coins are pristine. Seems like this is a way to reduce/stop the coins from tarnishing. Report this Post to the Staff
TwoYewts New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 05/17/2017 5:18 pm Had read this before on a blog/article: "As far as Aluminum goes, the reason for using it with copper may be "Galvanic Corrosion". Without getting into details, when two metals are in close contact (plus an electrolyte...let's just assume that over time atmospheric moisture does this), one of them will want to corrode more than the other. In this case, Aluminum is the sacrificial metal. The amount of corrosion is negligible, but it does not take much corrosion to create a visible impact on a fresh shiny copper coin" Using aluminum was also mention on page 15 of 1964 Handbook of United States coins 21st Edition R.S. Yeoman. (insert below) Report this Post to the Staff
Pauldog Valued Member United States 325 Posts	Posted 04/02/2019 9:27 pm Was a whole roll wrapped in foil, or just single pennies? I'm wondering if you could store a stack in foil without the paper roll. And would it also preserve silver coins? Report this Post to the Staff
TerryT Pillar of the Community Canada 821 Posts	Posted 04/03/2019 01:39 am Two Yewts has posted the reason. The oxygen bonds with the aluminum easier than with copper. Use a new piece of foil to rewrap as it will be more reactive than the old piece. Report this Post to the Staff
samsnate Pillar of the Community Canada 1723 Posts	Posted 04/13/2019 6:23 pm That's very interesting. I didn't know that. I would have never thought to wrap the coins in aluminum. Glad it was re-shared being an old post and all. Edited by samsnate 04/13/2019 6:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
penny guy 1 cent Valued Member Canada 170 Posts	Posted 04/14/2019 11:50 am Two Yewts. thanks for your post, very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 04/15/2019 11:09 am @Pauldog Yes, similar for silver. https://arizonadailyindependent.com...he-easy-way/ Report this Post to the Staff
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