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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2821752, member: 10461&quot;]Mistake?&nbsp; Well, OK, yeah, but as far as novice mistakes go, it&#039;s about the most minor one you could&#039;ve made.&nbsp; You &quot;<i>wiped away the character and individuality&quot;</i> of some modern coins that were likely worth face value - a mere cent apiece - and were, in my <font size="3">(occasionally not-so-humble)</font> opinion, rather lacking in the &quot;character and individuality&quot; department to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern Memorial cents have been struck by the <i>hundreds of millions</i> or even<i> billions </i>each year, so what your great-grandchildren don&#039;t know won&#039;t hurt &#039;em, and even if they did inherit your shined-up pennies and wanted something more original, they&#039;ll still be readily available everywhere <font size="3">(if the post-1982 zinc ones haven&#039;t all rotted away by then, haha)</font>.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not like you even shined up some common <i>Wheaties</i>, fer cryin&#039; out loud.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously you know better now, and that lesson cost you ... what, less than a buck?</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish some of <i>my</i> numismatic lessons had been so cheap.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]662700[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and welcome, BTW.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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