The thrill of reviving old and worn change.

[thecrazyone]

.47 went back into the world today via a grocery store check out. Part of the purchase was Hershey's chocolate, thanks to all who throw their change out!

[coindood]

...thanks to all who throw their change out!

Indeed! This weekend I had a nice Coinstar score that also featured a dozen or so coins in a small trash can beside the machine. Had no second thoughts about picking them out for rescue. Among them were these poor quarters. The one on the right fit nicely into a bank roll, the other I'll have to be more creative with, maybe leaving it in a tip jar.

[coindood]

Decided to throw caution to the wind and included both quarters into some rolls brought to the bank today. Revived!



And was promptly rewarded with this stash of poor zincolns at a Coinstar. The cycle continues...

[Silver4face]

Yes!

Three years ago I found over 30 terribly corroded pennies in a Coinstar. Some were barely recognizable as coins and I wondered what to do with them. The answer was so easy - I added one to each roll of pennies that I gradually accumulated over the years. Today I'm bringing the last ones to the bank. Vendors might balk at accepting these, but hidden in rolls, these crusty zincolns get a new life.

I put my crusty zincolns into a pile. When I get enough, I make a roll or two and then swap them out (with normal rolls too of course) for more rolls to sort. I sometimes dump boxes of sorted, but unwanted coins into a local machine which is FREE for account holders. Meanwhile, the crusty zincolns get opened by either a bank teller or a business customer. I once turned in SIX rolls of crusty zincolns!!!

[cwgii]

I roll the ,uglies, in a single roll. Then act the homeless guy. Not too hard for me. Go to a fast food place and order from the dollar menu.

[shinnosuke]

I roll the ,uglies, in a single roll. Then act the homeless guy. Not too hard for me. Go to a fast food place and order from the dollar menu.

We’re going to need a video of you acting like a homeless guy. LOL

[Recyclersteve]

Agree. This would be FUNNY to see!

[coindood]

Yikes.

Found this abandoned on a Coinstar ledge, it's probably the saddest example of a zincoln I've seen. At 1.6 grams, almost half its weight is gone but despite this severe deterioration it'll be put into a roll and brought to the bank.

A new candidate for Most Deteriorated Zincoln showed up at a Coinstar the other day. It looks like a dryer coin and it's clear zincolns don't hold up very well compared to their copper counterparts.

It's also 1.6 grams, but in this case I think I'll keep it as a companion piece of the little guy below, which despite its shriveled appearance still weighs in at a hearty 2.8 grams.

[Silver4face]

I have pulled pennies similar to your 1.6 grams. I put them into rolls with other garbage cents. That way, someone else can pull them too! Lol

[thecrazyone]

I used a dime the other night that I recently picked up in a turn lane. It had been sitting there for quite a while, waiting to "turn"

[cwgii]

Reality check.

I had not ,read, a coin star in years. Gone is the free exchange for stores I actually use. Now it is all, fluffy kid stores.

No hiss

[coindood]

A batch of badly decaying zincolns was among my Coinstar finds today. Not sure what causes this spotty deterioration, but it looks ol' Abe was afflicted with some kind of coinpox. His Memorial didn't fare too well either.

[Cu Penny Hoarder]

Those Zincolns definitely do not hold up well. I've seen many like that.

[thecrazyone]

When I get those I make an effort to use them same day. My wife and I just used some at Lowe's.

[Cu Penny Hoarder]

When I get those I make an effort to use them same day. My wife and I just used some at Lowe's.

Still finding Cu pennies from the 50's, 60's and 70's in my change that are brown, but still in EF/AU condition. Zincs that remain in circulation for 20-30 more years will be rusted out slugs by then.

[Silver4face]

Those Zincolns definitely do not hold up well. I've seen many like that.

Agreed. The zincolns are a poorly made coin. I just rolled up about 600 nasty , crusty zincolns about two hours ago. They will be going to a bank next week.