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<p>[QUOTE="harley bissell, post: 2824642, member: 88212"]Keep the folder and replace each coin as you find a nice uncleaned cent. Make a note of when you started replacing the cents and when you finish. If you ever</p><p>again think of abrasively cleaning coins pull out that folder and look at those</p><p>dates. As to it being "worthless" new varieties are discovered all the time and</p><p>people with filled folders check them first to see if they already have it.</p><p> If my memory is right the 1914/3 buffalo nickels were discovered less than five years ago. The 1969-s DDO was discovered less than two years ago. When I say discovered I should properly say reported. People who discover things like that check as many BU roils as they can looking for more. Only then do they put the word out to the street so that others can find them. If you don't believe me look how often Ken Potter reports a new discovery one month then has it in multiple grades for sale the next month. Flip through old copies of Numismatic News or Coin World.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="harley bissell, post: 2824642, member: 88212"]Keep the folder and replace each coin as you find a nice uncleaned cent. Make a note of when you started replacing the cents and when you finish. If you ever again think of abrasively cleaning coins pull out that folder and look at those dates. As to it being "worthless" new varieties are discovered all the time and people with filled folders check them first to see if they already have it. If my memory is right the 1914/3 buffalo nickels were discovered less than five years ago. The 1969-s DDO was discovered less than two years ago. When I say discovered I should properly say reported. People who discover things like that check as many BU roils as they can looking for more. Only then do they put the word out to the street so that others can find them. If you don't believe me look how often Ken Potter reports a new discovery one month then has it in multiple grades for sale the next month. Flip through old copies of Numismatic News or Coin World.[/QUOTE]
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