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<p>[QUOTE="oval_man, post: 1192647, member: 22602"]Sweet coins illini. What scares me about red is when I check out archives of large and 2 cent pieces slabbed as RB in old PCGS holders and there's no red left in them. Plus, the fact that NGC guarantees their copper for only 10 years; my "collecting horizon" is longer than that. Although I do have some raw Lincolns from the 40s and 50s that are brilliant red and are in the 66 range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, I agree: collect what you like.</p><p><br /></p><p>When you say to "take care of them," do you mean basically keep them away from humidity? Does one store copper differently from other metal?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="oval_man, post: 1192647, member: 22602"]Sweet coins illini. What scares me about red is when I check out archives of large and 2 cent pieces slabbed as RB in old PCGS holders and there's no red left in them. Plus, the fact that NGC guarantees their copper for only 10 years; my "collecting horizon" is longer than that. Although I do have some raw Lincolns from the 40s and 50s that are brilliant red and are in the 66 range. Bottom line, I agree: collect what you like. When you say to "take care of them," do you mean basically keep them away from humidity? Does one store copper differently from other metal?[/QUOTE]
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