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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 117508, member: 4552"]Nothing unusual about the dull edges since that could occur due to storage. If the coins are kept in a roll the edges are exposed more to the elements than the surfaces. The paper of the roll effects the edges but can't get to the surface as redily. Similar reaction is the front and rear coins of paper wrapped rolls. There are many weird things that hapened to these pennies due to being the only ones that were made of steel coated with zinc. As everyone noticed that as they wore the Zinc vanished leaving the steel to start the rusting effect. There were probably some unscrupulous dealers that thought they could reep in a fortune by bulk plating the rusted ones they would pick up for a penny. However, there were some that were electroplated with Zinc or Chome or Tin. Usually done in Chem labs by nutty students like I was. These types are so thinly plated it is difficult to distinquish from the original coating. However, the tell tail of that process is the method of suspension in the solvent. A thin piece of elctrolitic material was placed around the coin and then the electrolosis was started. This would actually leave a dull edge to the coin which appeared as if the coin was kept in a roll. This was done in very small amounts due to not wanting to get caught by a professor.[/QUOTE]