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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2900135, member: 112"]Correct, and that 1,257 copper coins that are well over 150 old and yet they are still RED.  And don't forget the 2 cent coins, there's an additional 1,583 of those that are RED. That's almost 3,000 coins that are over or almost 150 years old. That's a significant number. Indian Head cents, there's almost 17,000 of them that are all over 100 years old. That's just business strikes, doesn't include any Proofs.  And that's just the PCGS numbers. Throw in the NGC numbers which are even higher if memory serves, and then throw in the ANACS and ICG numbers on top of that and you're pushing 40-50,000 copper coins 100 or more years old that are still RED. Lincoln Wheats, there's over 305,000 of them - and every one over 50 years old. Lincoln Memorial, over 72,000 of those are RED. And only 72,000 Lincoln Memorials are RED. And again that's just PCGS numbers. All in all there's well more than twice as many copper coins that are over 50 years old that are still red than there are those less than 50 years old. When you add everything up, all TPGs, business strikes and Proofs, half cent, cent, and 2 cent coins - you're into the millions just like I said. So yes the pop reports do support that. Now copper tones and begins turning brown in a matter of days - and yes I said days. Care to tell me how, care to tell us how that many copper coins managed to stay red for that long ? There really is only one answer.[/QUOTE]