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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 25738074, member: 90692&quot;]Welp,…A big thanks to all who responded.&nbsp; However, I must relate 2 more stories to you all regarding these maligned metal disks.</p><p><br /></p><p>2 weeks ago I took 1 coin out of its’ flip and gave it to a young female clerk checking me out of Cracker Barrel.&nbsp; I asked her if she had ever seen a WW2 steel wheat ear penny, she said no, she had not.&nbsp; I produced the penny from my pocket and showed it to her and was gratified by the widening of her eyes with genuine interest.&nbsp; I explained that it had been re-plated so it was not a valuable coin but she could keep it if she liked with that understanding.&nbsp; Maybe this one will trigger the creation of a brand new Young Numismatist.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly,…I went to the extent of removing the plating from another one last week.&nbsp; My intent was to see the condition of the surface of the coin minus the layer of reprocessed zinc.&nbsp; I used 75% vinegar and it took 3 soaks of 1 hour each to completely remove all vestiges of zinc and the result was a very ugly coin.&nbsp; If you have ever used white vinegar on rusty tools you know what I mean.&nbsp; Ugly enough and disappointing enough to <u>not </u> post pictures no matter how badly you all want me to.&nbsp; Just not worth the trouble.</p><p><br /></p><p>The upshot is:&nbsp; I still have 24, they are in flips and confirmed not the mercury coated kind.&nbsp; I am going to take the advice to donate them to my local coin club.&nbsp; They are labelled so they will be a good teaching tool, perhaps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again to everyone.&nbsp; My sincerest best regards to all of my FFFs…</p><p>(Fine Forum Friends)…imo…Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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