And what the heck colors are these from my penny rolls?

Discussion in 'Coin Roll Hunting' started by Barbi Petersen, Aug 1, 2021.

  1. Barbi Petersen

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  3. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Are you serious ? Stooges.jpg
     
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  4. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Zinc rot . Seriously .
     
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  5. Barbi Petersen

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  6. CygnusCC

    CygnusCC Roping the Learns Supporter

    I'm not sure how to answer. What colors are you seeing? Your 84 that looks like the cookie monster has attacked it is zinc rot, as Sal mentioned.

    The 73S looks like a nice standard brown cent from the photo... Is there a part of the cent you're seeing different colors at?
     
  7. Barbi Petersen

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    No I was just teasing...it looks like someone tried to clean them up and took a little color with them.
     
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  8. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

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  9. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    Maybe it's just a triple cud ? :hilarious:
     
  10. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    Hilarious? Maybe in your mind. New members with no collecting experience, and no knowledge of the minting process, will only be confused more with answers like this, especially when they read what is under your avatar and confuse you with someone who knows what they are talking about.
     
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  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    They do seem to be a bit unnaturally orange, as though cleaned. The zinc cent ("Zincoln", if you will) does, as mentioned, suffer from zinc rot.

    Zinc is a terrible metal for coinage. Even plating it with copper, as the US has done since 1982, does not always seem to prevent the corrosion, as we see here.
     
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  12. yakpoo

    yakpoo Member

    "1984"...a nice metaphor for politics in America.

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