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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bhp3rd, post: 719234, member: 16510&quot;]<b>I went and read thourgh this and here&#039;s what I really think.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I went back and read though all these pages to try and be fair but I cannot figure out why anyone, I mean anyone who thinks this coin is anything other than zinc rot, is not only wrong but seriously lacking in common knowledge (regarding copper coated Lincoln&#039;s) and need to go back to school. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>This coin never needed to go to Potter or CONECA of anywhere</b> except the trash - I throw them in there everyday just like this coin.&nbsp; I refuse to put them back into circulation, why bother somebody else with trash.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now I know what your thinking, play nicey nice Ben and do not disturb or insult anyone, well, I&#039;ll try.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is the reasons why it is not anything but zinc rot.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As stated we (who have searched hundreds of thousands of Lincoln&#039;s) have seen this same type rot thousands of times.</p><p>Nothing in the minting process could, does or ever would cause this type damge other than moisture getting under the plating.</p><p>There was no handpunching or placing of any devices, date or mintmark at the time of this coins production that could possible contribute to this coin other than moisture and of course no dropped letter, (God help us all)!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>So all this over moisture getting into the zinc core, rot?&nbsp; It&#039;s an embaressment to say the least, a waist of time and energy for all.</b></p><p>It&#039;s also counterproductive to learning.&nbsp; Just look at the amount of time, energy, photos along with some very knowlegable peoples input, time and effort that has been waisted on this issue.</p><p>Are we to (for the sake of nicey nice), go along with anything a member says (and keeps alive) because of the fear we might somehow offend them? </p><p><b>If one person can give one good reason why this person was advised to send this rotten coin off to an expert and also waist their time I&#039;d sure like to what it is. </b> The only valid resaon would be because this person is not, would not and could not be satisfied with our prevous explanations and had to be shown.&nbsp; If that is so it tells me that we are not willing to say enoughs enough on occasion and help people to learn to help themselfs.</p><p><b>How many double struck nickle lies and cheats, S/S&#039;s, mechanical doubling, phantom this or re-blanked that are we going to need to sort through before we can help those that really want to learn?</b></p><p>Yes, we first need to tell them what it is and why.&nbsp; Plus other things they can learn and places to go to get that knowledge, <b>but just how many times do we do it and at what expence to others?</b></p><p>I have never went to learn anything new and then argued or challenged the people who really know what they are doing.&nbsp; I mean do you wake up from the surgery and tell the doctor I think you did not do such and such.</p><p>I mean I find this absurd to the point of insane (and less than mature to say the least)&nbsp; why we continue to cater to people (after a point) when it goes beyond the point of what&#039;s reasonable to expect them to question.</p><p><b>It was perfectly clear in this thread that the ones challeging did not know very much and the minting process.&nbsp; There is nothing wrong with that at all.&nbsp; But when do we tell them to sit down and read the books, look at thousands of coins and learn for yourself so you can effectivly argue and post valuble questions.</b></p><p><b>Sending this coin off to anyone was the worst advice this person could have ever gotten - it holds us all in suspence of nothing and nothing is a waist of time. </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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