Lincoln Penny Preservation Questions

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howell1018 Pillar of the Community United States 719 Posts	Posted 08/25/2025 6:19 pm I'm a novice Lincoln Cent collector. Is it unwise to pay large premiums for red, or even red brown examples of this series as invariably won't they all be brown someday? I have a red-brown PCGS slabbed cent in a safe deposit box in a relatively dry climate and I don't think that guarantees preservation of the red-brown indication over time. Correct. Is there a storage method that would do so? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188105 Posts	Posted 08/26/2025 11:55 am I still think this is as good as you can get... https://goccf.com/t/22081 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
howell1018 Pillar of the Community United States 719 Posts	Posted 08/27/2025 1:18 pm Hermetically sealed mayonnaise jar left on the back porch overnight? (Gotta be old to get that one.) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188105 Posts	Posted 08/27/2025 2:10 pm Yes, old. 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
rmpsrpms Pillar of the Community United States 4037 Posts	Posted 08/27/2025 2:17 pm Just be careful with dessicants. I put several in a safe one time, and forgot to check them. After about a year I saw a line of something dripping out of the front of the safe. The dessicants had absorbed to their max, and were dripping goo. The safe was pretty airtight, but of course it was opened fairly often, allowing moisture in. Nasty cleanup. I suspect if the container holding the dessicant is not fully airtight, moisture will diffuse in over time and the dessicants will do their job of absorbing them, but will eventually fill up and leak. Contact me for photographic equipment or visit my home page at: http://macrocoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188105 Posts	Posted 08/27/2025 2:22 pm Yes, desiccants need to be maintained. Usually they can be "recharged" in a warm oven (120°F) 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
DanFielding Valued Member United States 233 Posts	Posted 08/27/2025 3:58 pm I thought it was a mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnalls porch since noon today. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188105 Posts	Posted 08/27/2025 4:43 pm He was close enough. 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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