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Found it in a roll of cents I got from a bank yesterday:   It weighed 2.51g. Why happy? Because it completed p1 of the Whitman folder #3!    Now I just need to find those elusive 2009 Philly's and the folder will be complete:  Edited by coinjem
03/22/2018 07:14 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Looks like you are working on a very nice set. I do hope you upgrade when you can  |
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Congratulations!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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That Zincoln is not pretty, it is not ugly, it's pretty ugly. (from W.C.Fields). Congrats on completion of a rather nice set.  I am a bit worried about zinc rot and copper disease spreading to the other coins. |
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Throw it in virgin olive oil for a few weeks. If you can put it in a glass jar on the radiator. It should stabilize it. I've had good luck with the WWII zinc coins of the european nations.
KK
PS: Gotta be Virgin OO
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03/22/2018 10:49 am
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That Zincoln is not pretty, it is not ugly, it's pretty ugly. lol I agree! I may try that olive oil soak suggestion. I don't think it would hurt it.  And thanks JBuck. One more step... I consider that coin a temporary "placeholder". I suspect I will find a better one someday. PS: Apologies for the poor lighting of the Whitman folders pics. (The folders may eventually be upgraded to albums or 2x2 binders. Haven't decided yet.) Edited by coinjem
03/22/2018 11:40 am
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I consider that coin a temporary "placeholder". I suspect I will find a better one someday. Quote:
PS: Apologies for the poor lighting of the Whitman folders pics. (The folders may eventually be upgraded to albums or 2x2 binders. Haven't decided yet.) No problem, they are good enough to show us what you have accomplished.  |
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After soaking the penny in olive oil for a few days and not seeing any difference, I decided to get more aggressive with it. I dunked it in vinegar for about 15 minutes and behold, most of the crud came off the penny (as well as some of the plating):   Still ugly, but looks much better. And just yesterday I found a 2009(P) Lincoln Cent, variety four, which gets me a little closer to completing the folder. :) Edited by coinjem
04/02/2018 05:51 am
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Still ugly, but looks much better. It will do for now, right? You will find an upgrade, I just know it.  Quote:And just yesterday I found a 2009(P) Lincoln Cent, variety four, which gets me a little closer to completing the folder. Very nice! |
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United States
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Found these in a 45 year old piggy bank, containing about 12,000 to 13,000 Lincoln cents!  Edited by pocketchange2
04/02/2018 2:31 pm
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Found these in a 45 year old piggy bank, containing about 12,000 to 13,000 Lincoln cents!
Wow! Need any help going through them? I'll charge you just the pennies I'm missing from my collection.  Very nice. |
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Found these in a 45 year old piggy bank, containing about 12,000 to 13,000 Lincoln cents! Nice finds! |
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Need any help going through them? I'll charge you just the pennies I'm missing from my collection @coinjem: The situation is usually: "location location location" If you lived in the Dayton, Ohio vicinity, I would let you go through hundreds of cent with good cartwheels dating back to the mid 60's, and take what you wanted for face value, before I turn them into the bank. Edited by pocketchange2
04/02/2018 7:18 pm
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