I'm just sick, lost 13 proof sets '84 - '88
Moonbiter
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I'm just sick. I lost 13 total sets due to some unknown event. Every one has the penny corroded. In some of them, not only is the penny shot, but some of the other coins have either mold, mildew or something. It almost looks like cardboard powder. I'm not sure if it's just particles on the coins or if it's attached to the surface, but the pennies are total losses. I've owned these sets since day one, and all the sets have been stored the same, in the same place. I have all my sets together which date from '68 to '97 and only the '84 to '88 sets where affected. I'm not sure if they had a problem from the mint or not.
I had 4 sets of each year and only 1 '84, '85 and '87 made it. All 4 of my '88's where totaled, but all 4 of my '86's where ok. I was in the process of selling some sets and leave myself with 2 from each year, one for me, and one for my daughter. Guess I'll be hunting for 1 '84, '85 and '87 set, and 2 '88's.
The mint packaging was intact. I'm going to take an affected one to my local coin shop (I trust him), and see if I should crack the remaining coins out, or just leave them in there. Not sure if the problem with spread or not.
*cry*
I had 4 sets of each year and only 1 '84, '85 and '87 made it. All 4 of my '88's where totaled, but all 4 of my '86's where ok. I was in the process of selling some sets and leave myself with 2 from each year, one for me, and one for my daughter. Guess I'll be hunting for 1 '84, '85 and '87 set, and 2 '88's.
The mint packaging was intact. I'm going to take an affected one to my local coin shop (I trust him), and see if I should crack the remaining coins out, or just leave them in there. Not sure if the problem with spread or not.
*cry*
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Just trying to make you feel better...some have had it worse...
of original sets. About 25 of them got tarnish on all the cu/ ni coins and most of the sil-
ver and even the copper.
I can feel your pain.
<< <i>You are kidding aren't you. Pain? Maybe eye strain. More boo hoos. >>
If you cared about 1969-D mint sets you'd feel the pain too.
Try finding a set with all gems in it and then get back to me.
Also important is the section below about "Other Degradative Materials"
<< <i>Don't boo hoo like a baby over your 13 pennies, find them and buy them off eBay add then to your sets and move on. Geez!!! >>
WOW!
<< <i>Don't boo hoo like a baby over your 13 pennies, find them and buy them off eBay add then to your sets and move on. Geez!!! >>
<< <i>You are kidding aren't you? Pain? Maybe eye strain. More boo hoos. >>
Can't you just picture Griv in sensitivity training, having to listen to something like this.......
"Sensitivity to the circumstances and feelings of others is the cornerstone of human relationships.
The seasons of sunshine and joy and alternately the seasons of cold and suffering spare no mortal
the desperate need for caring and understanding from his fellow human beings.......Compassion and
sensitivity to others flows from the awareness that all of us share the same history and fate - indeed,
that our destinies are intertwined. Whatever happens to one of us must affect the other. Understanding
this reality mandates not only participation and empathy in times of hardship, but gives rise to a sense
of joy and delight in the good fortune of our fellow travelers in life's journey."
.................Alright, maybe that's not going to happen anytime soon, but it would be funny as hell!
<< <i>Don't boo hoo like a baby over your 13 pennies, find them and buy them off eBay add then to your sets and move on. Geez!!!
A bit harsh but good advice nevertheless. Another option is to sell all the sets on eBay (with full disclosure naturally) and then move on.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Sorry for the loss though....these are really easy sets to come by and don't have any premium yet. List your sets on ebay as a whole and take the cash, take the time to look through sets at B&M's.....
Hell, I don't need to exercise.....I get enough just pushing my luck.
<< <i>I just can't believe the Mint didn't continue the bronze cent in the Proof sets. >>
I never thought about it, but Frank is right. Considering the premium the mint charges, bronze cents shouldn't be a stretch.
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<< <i>Don't boo hoo like a baby over your 13 pennies, find them and buy them off eBay add then to your sets and move on. Geez!!! >>
WOW!
I'm sure Moonbiter hadn't thought of that...I wouldn't have. Great idea!
After getting over the initial shock, I started to think a bit more. Most these sets I got from my grandmother when she stopped collecting so they where in CA for a long time before I acquired them. She lives about a mile from the ocean and it's very humid there. I bet the contamination started there but I can't say for certain. When I received the sets I lived in MI and they where kept upstairs so there was little humidity.
The part that hurts, is these sets where given to me by my grandmother. They aren't going to be expensive to replace, but they where gifts. I will most likely crack them out and either sell the coins or just keep them around in individual containers.
<< <i>I'm just sick. I lost 13 total sets due to some unknown event. Every one has the penny corroded. In some of them, not only is the penny shot, but some of the other coins have either mold, mildew or something. It almost looks like cardboard powder. I'm not sure if it's just particles on the coins or if it's attached to the surface, but the pennies are total losses. I've owned these sets since day one, and all the sets have been stored the same, in the same place. I have all my sets together which date from '68 to '97 and only the '84 to '88 sets where affected. I'm not sure if they had a problem from the mint or not.
I had 4 sets of each year and only 1 '84, '85 and '87 made it. All 4 of my '88's where totaled, but all 4 of my '86's where ok. I was in the process of selling some sets and leave myself with 2 from each year, one for me, and one for my daughter. Guess I'll be hunting for 1 '84, '85 and '87 set, and 2 '88's.
The mint packaging was intact. I'm going to take an affected one to my local coin shop (I trust him), and see if I should crack the remaining coins out, or just leave them in there. Not sure if the problem with spread or not.
*cry* >>
where abouts do you live? wondering if your are close to a bad environment for coins......
K S
<< <i>Most these sets I got from my grandmother when she stopped collecting so they where in CA for a long time before I acquired them. She lives about a mile from the ocean and it's very humid there. >>
That certainly wouldn't have helped. But many of these planchets were not washed properly and so corrosion of the zinc cores may be unavoidable.
that is of course sarcastic ,, mint packaging is some of the worst materials I have ever seen for long term storage ,,do yourself a favor and get rid of that crude they call packaging and replace it wth something designed to keep your coins pristene.
Oh I know the value is in the packaging ,,just like a coin that is slabbed in a TPG plastic ,,which by the way are not gas or moisture tite either .
Always Looking for Raw Proof Lincoln Cents !!