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So while trying to find all of the nifty (to me) coins I have put aside through the years, I found an envelope folded and taped shut, and labeled "PENNY". I opened it and the envelope turned out to be from my last job, and inside were two pennies. One a DARN nice 2005 and what looks like a 1997(S) PROOF that had made it into circulation. I must have found that while at work and tucked it away. BUT, just my luck, it is far from perfect. I just can't win... sharing anyway... at least the '05 is nice!    Edited by Nells250
11/13/2020 5:34 pm
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Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I assume there is NO way I can spiff up the proof? I didn't realize just how easy it is to scuff up a proof!
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Pillar of the Community
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The proof is scuffed up, PF61 or so but not bad for 1c. Quote:
I assume there is NO way I can spiff up the proof Not really. Proof coins are much, much more delicate then normal coins. |
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Good to know! Of course, I have no way of knowing how long it had been in circulation when I found it. Think of the stories we can think up to explain just how it got into the coinstream!
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Nice 97 S, I'm not a professional collector but I've never seen a proof penny !
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Pillar of the Community
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Hey, it beats an envelope with no pennies in it!
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Hey, it beats an envelope with no pennies in it! True... true... seeing my old employer's name on the envelope didn't make my day any better, I'll tell ya!  Incidentally, has the metal makeup of the penny changed since 2005? This one has a much more pleasant coloring than today's, a "warmer" tone. |
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Much better out of the envelope, where the chlorine bleaching of the paper would have seriously affected them, over time.
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I thought about that, actually. That is why with my paper collections I use 100% cotton paper for backing in sleeves. It is stuff I got from my very first job at a print shop, and still nothing has yellowed.
But as for a regular business envelope like the one these were in, which is usually 20 or 60lb stock, in time USUALLY they do indeed yellow, though I have plenty that have not.
Chlorine, on the other hand, I have never looked into.
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Posted 11/13/2020 5:35 pm
