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Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Curious Coin, Sep 6, 2018.

  1. Curious Coin

    Curious Coin Active Member

    Are the days of our great grandchildren discovering these still a possibility? 20180906_125902.jpg My 3 grandchildren are still young but I don't believe finding these in circulation is very likely once they reach my age with children of their own.
     
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  3. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    Considering what the modern Lincoln is composed of, their chances don’t look too good.
     
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  4. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Someday coin roll hunters will feel lucky to find a pre-zinc cent.
    And our granchildren will say
    "Oh look daddy I found a pre-zinc penny".
     
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  5. roman99

    roman99 Well-Known Member

    I wouldn't be surprised if physical money gets completely phased out in a generation or two.
     
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  6. Curious Coin

    Curious Coin Active Member

    Sadly nor would I.
    The way things are now most times I use cash the clerk acts like I'm trying to make a purchase with a jar of pennies.
     
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  7. ewomack

    ewomack 魚の下着

    Yes, I think the future of circulating coins looks more like thin magnetic strips than struck chunks of metal. It makes more sense with each passing year, though I think quite a bit of time will pass before coinage and bills completely disappear. But with electronic money some questions will become pointless. For instance, why eliminate the cent when everything is electronic? It will make no difference. As for me, I almost never have cash or change on me these days. When I do, it feels a little strange. I ask cashiers how many change versus cash transactions they process and many have told me that they see about 50% - 60% electronic overall. In then end, swiping a card is much easier, though also more brainless, than counting change and carrying heaps of coins and bills around.
     
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  8. Curious Coin

    Curious Coin Active Member

    I agree it is easier to simply swipe a card. I suppose I am just nostalgic as I still like to use cash for small purchases just for the change to later examine.
     
  9. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    It may be easier, but it is slower. Watching cashiers while waiting in line I find doing electronic transactions takes longer, sometimes much longer.
     
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  10. Gregg

    Gregg Monster Toning

    I think we'll have a goodless future long before we have a cashless future.
    That is, we'll be standing around with plenty of coinage with nothing to buy.
     
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  11. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    I've a feeling that kids will be "finding" decomposing cents for many, many years to come. No worries here....
     
  12. Curious Coin

    Curious Coin Active Member

    The cards with chips yes, my bank forced me to upgrade to a chipped card, I have to use it...
     
  13. Curious Coin

    Curious Coin Active Member

    That's my point, they will find decomposing cents. Ha ha
     
  14. Gregg

    Gregg Monster Toning

    I wonder if these poorly made cents may become 'rare' in non-corroded condition.
    This pretty much has to be the fate of all business strikes, no?
     
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  15. BooksB4Coins

    BooksB4Coins Newbieus Sempiterna

    Much will depend upon the environment in which a coin is stored.

    Considering the tens of billions that have been made, the chances of zincolns ever becoming rare as a type is slim to none. There's simply too many who stash coins away assuming they'll be worth a fortune someday.
     
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  16. Curious Coin

    Curious Coin Active Member

    I fill 5 gallon jugs with change to sort later on once full, I can assure you it didn't go in like that.
     
  17. ewomack

    ewomack 魚の下着

    Electronic transactions are much faster than they used to be and they will get faster. I personally don't experience many slow transactions these days, but I also live in a large, heavily wired city. In my general experience electronic transactions are just as fast as cash. They are even faster when cashiers struggle with counting change, if they drop the change or if they have to break open rolls of new coins. The big headache is when the system goes down, which does happen occasionally - then cash does rule, as long as the system doesn't also bring the register down, which it tends to in these "IoT" days. Then it doesn't make any difference.

    I don't want transactions to go electronic, but I think it's inevitable. I miss the analog world, but I can't bring it back.
     
  18. BoonTheGoon

    BoonTheGoon Grade A mad lad

    Soon we will collect antique credit and debit cards XD
     
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    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

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