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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3070850, member: 27832"]I honestly don't know, but I have that impression. It just seems like the ones I get in change "go trashy" a <i>lot</i> faster than the old copper ones did.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chemically, an undamaged zinc cent <i>shouldn't</i> age differently from a solid-bronze one -- the problems only arise if the zinc core is exposed through a scratch, gouge, or hole in the plating. My guess is that most of those cents have at least one spot in the plating that exposes the core to air and moisture, and that's what lets the decay sets in.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3070850, member: 27832"]I honestly don't know, but I have that impression. It just seems like the ones I get in change "go trashy" a [I]lot[/I] faster than the old copper ones did. Chemically, an undamaged zinc cent [I]shouldn't[/I] age differently from a solid-bronze one -- the problems only arise if the zinc core is exposed through a scratch, gouge, or hole in the plating. My guess is that most of those cents have at least one spot in the plating that exposes the core to air and moisture, and that's what lets the decay sets in.[/QUOTE]
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