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I remember seeing this coin in the Red Book when I was a kid. My recollection is that it said repros were easy to differentiate based on how the letters were intertwined. (View Post)

I saw a headline the other day that said temperatures are about 30 degrees warmer than normal. (View Post)

This is exactly why I asked. If an 80 year old zinc coin is in better condition than a 20 year old copper plated zinc cent, I suspect galvanic corrosion is a huge factor in destroying what we call zi… (View Post)

What kind of condition do the zinc coins have? In the U.S., our one cent coins have been made of zinc for the last 40+ years. They disintegrate or dissolve in the ground. I have dug many of them wher… (View Post)

Metal detectors designed for finding gold nuggets usually pay for themselves, and often quite quickly. The same holds true for beach metal detectors used for finding gold jewelry. Metal detectors use… (View Post)