Featured Zincoln Alka-Seltzer and my 1.558g Zincoln

Bluntflame · Apr 2, 2020

Endeavor said: ↑

I used to use a clear plastic tray like the one in your photo to separate cents also. There may even be a photo of it on here somewhere.

I can also tell you pick up cents off parking lots. I do too. Good man. Free money is free money no matter how small the denomination.
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My exact thoughts! I think I even made a post about my sidewalk war nickel .

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Candice Wise · Oct 16, 2020

Clawcoins said: ↑

This post will probably scare most of those Coin Collectors that think all coins are Doubled Dies and every mark on them MUST be a MInt error. And it may make experts ponder when they see a light zincoln, what actually happened to it.

So even though the story starts out nice and kind it does turn into a nightmare for some, nah, a devilish nightmare. So turn away now whilst you still can.

So for this year I finally broke down and "processed" my circulation change, and more specifically the cents/pennnies as my cent tub was overflowing.
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I normally separate them by decade and then store them away. I may or may not in the future actually search them That's a plan but you never know.

But first, as I thought about this for a few days I noticed whilst exercising that I had a few cups of coins in them on a desk next to my stair stepper? Odd, as I keep the cups for separating coins and they are in a different location. Of course, then I noticed I had a third set of cups elsewhere. Dyslexia and halucination at it's best.

So I accumulate my THREE sets of cups.
A little less insanity now.
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But as I go through all the cents I've noticed something consistent, with meandering thoughts, such as:

It seems every shield cent is thinner, lighter, and smaller than all the others.

Some of these corroded zincoln cents actually give off a puff of white powder in the air when you touch them or flip them to check the date. Are these safe to breath around ?? Should the government set up a SuperFund to properly remove these from circulation and people's storage ?

as I create my pile of "misfits" that will get the alca-seltzer bath .. more commonly known as muriatic acid because it's so cool to watch. You'll be glad to know that the nickels, dimes, and even most of the pennies will get put back in circulation with the unbalance copper & gunk wash they get from the cents. These are the only coins that are granted another day in circulation ... all the misfits with a copper wash. Yes, I can hear all the newbie coin collectors out there thanking me.

Everything else not a "misfit" heads to my Davey Jones' Locker .... why put "perfect" coins back into circulation, right ?

Every 1982 D and 1982 cent I separate provides a slight giggle whether audible or not as I realized it has now been taken out of circulation to prevent abhorrent CT posts of "the one"

As I ponder basic existence I come to the realization that I really do not understand the reasoning for coin hunting and the large amount of time it takes. I guess I'm in the same camp as late CT poster (still alive just not on CT) V. Kurt Bellman in this regards about coins. I'm lucky though, I have more restraint than he did about calling people idiots. Matter of fact, we need an "Anonymous Idiot" button for posts. This thought I consider the most beneficial aspect of this entire process as I write.

As I further ponder my, catch-kill-and release process I wonder how many weigh their cents and wonder if they have truly found a rare "thin" planchet zincoln.

Coin collecting probably was a lot cooler in the 1970s and before. Back when it was more regional and localized as the internet didn't dispel of everything. I still recall in the 1980s and 1990s of mailing out checks to certain coin stores such as one I vaguely recall located in Missisippi which I believe was run out of their house. When you relied upon the expertise of the store owner to properly describe by phone and in the inventory mailings they would mail out for the selections - of course, looking back I was utterly clueless. You then called them on the phone (yes, the one attached to the wall), mailed a check (those paper things you write the date, amount and your signature - yes, the ones that contain your Full Bank Routing and Account Number on) and waited for your package to arrive.

China wasn't making fakes for everything like they do today.

Why the midwest never gets any S cents.

Whether I should post my 1969, 1970 & 1972 cents on ebay, etsy or even CT. Or for that matter, just sell all of them on etsy.

Will I ever set aside time to go through this stuff that I've put aside since the 1970s, or are they destined for the Coin Counter machine?

So the coin cup method is fairly quick and easy, so

Here are the cents, by weight using a good scale:
2000+ = 1560 g
1990-1999 = 1047 g
1980-1989 = 982 g
1970-1979 = 477g
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1960-1969 = 162 g
1960s and before = 18g (which was about 6 cents)
Canadian = 39 g

I actually really enjoy the design of Canadian currency, and not just their cents. I love the beaver nickels especially the ones with flat sides.
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Oh darn, I forgot to separate the 1982 pre and post zincs. I knew I forgot something.

And thus the end of the first (and nice) stage of my coin processing.
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Candice Wise · Oct 16, 2020

Nice!! You nailed it.. Thanks

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