What is this?? please don't laugh :)

Ok, i have to ask because it's really bugging me. i opened a few uncirculated rolls this weekend and throughout the rolls there's what appears to be water spots all over the coins! what in the world? they look so unattractive. what can i do? can anything be done?

 

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I think your stuck with them, sorry.

 

They won't come off. I experimented with a few things (like goo-gone), nothing took them off and I suspect if they did, the surface of the coin would likely be damaged.

For whatever reason, it seems the norm with the 2009 Lincolns is for the coins to have these spots...everywhere.... They also tone and haze rather easily; be careful where you store them.

 

They are water spots or possibly oxidation spots were your arrows are pointing,Now if they are water spots they should come off ,oxidation spots will not. sorry

JC

 

man, they look so ugly! lol..
i found a good bit of errors, minor errors of course, but when i go to take pic's it's crazy how bad they look! i'm not opening any more rolls out of fear of instant damage!
i also have a few boxes of 2008 pennies and i peeked through the holes on top and they looked to have tarnished somewhat. i have them stored in a closet. any suggestions on how to keep my new ones "pretty" or is the idea completely unrealistic?

 

here's one i took out a new roll two days ago... the tarnishing has begun so quickly. is oxygen harmful to the coins?

 

Die crack.

 

Your spots cannot be removed and there's no safe place to store them.

 

rats!! :crying:

 

I would agree, if the area in question is the lump in the E, it is a die break - if you are referring to the discoloration around the E on the die flow lines it is probably (if I am interrupting the photo correctly) rapid oxidation.

It has has been hypothesized that there is some issue with the way the coins are being washed this year at the Mint which is leading to the coins tarnishing easily, but I have not seen any specific proof to validate that claim.

 

hey Rockdude, what's this error called?

 

The 2009 Lincolns I have in non-plasticized flips, thus far, have been fine. However, the 2009s I inadvertently left on my desk for two days immediately hazed. The 2009s I have found in circulation are also very ugly.

 

hmmm, i wonder if the mint is hyper tarnishing these coins to make the proofs and such much more valuable or maybe to stop collectors from hoarding the new pennies. who would hoard a bunch of tarnished water damaged unvaluable looking coins....

 

I suppose it is possible but hard to prove

 

Post mint damage a Hit
JC

 

I would say a die chip or break
JC

 

thank you JC for your response.. i'm assuming post mint damage to any coin is unvaluable. right? i am learning, please bare with me...
i go through alot of coinage and save anything out the ordinary. i try to look up as much as i can but when i get stumped, i post.

 

Anything that occurs to a coin after it is struck is almost always detrimental in value, and hence, the word damage is used to describe the result.

Asking questions, buying cheap examples (from reputable sources) and reading about the minting process will aid anyone's searches. Good luck and happy hunting!

 

The mint appears to be having all sorts of problems with the cents this year. I remember reading in Coin World (can't remember which issue) about them delaying the release of the uncirculated sets due to spotting problem with the new cents out of Denver which are made from the old alloy and not the zinc plated stuff.

Dave

 

i just stumbled onto one of the rolls from the box with errors on both ends!!! i'm freaking out because i want to open the roll soo bad and see if there's more errors but scared too because i don't want to ruin the entire roll... the suspense is killing me!!!!!!!!!!
:crying:
this is torture!!!!