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copper penny landfill
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Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:41 pmby GA-Silver
[list=][/list]I have a buddy that does cleanup work at a self carwash. He gets tons of coins our of the vaccums. Of course he picks our all the "silver", but he gives me the pennies. Free pennies are great, but there is a downside......all the coins come submerged in wet gunk, causing the coins to corode. Some of the zinc are so bad that they have deteriorated and are crumbling apart. The coppers, on the other hand, hold up to their harsh environment.
Re: copper penny landfill
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Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:09 pmby uthminsta
Now that's slumming! Free money is free money though. Good for you!
Re: copper penny landfill
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Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:11 pmby Neckro
I'd just soak them in hot water and dish soap.
Re: copper penny landfill
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Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:19 pmby GA-Silver
Mans gotta do what he can to survive......
Re: copper penny landfill
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Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:57 pmby adagirl
GA-Silver wrote:Mans gotta do what he can to survive......
Money is Money!
What part of Georgia are you in?
Re: copper penny landfill
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Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:15 pmby GA-Silver
NW GA
Re: copper penny landfill
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Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:46 pmby adagirl
GA-Silver wrote:NW GA
Middle GA here
Re: copper penny landfill
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Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:33 pmby uthminsta
Hey there middle Georgian! I lived in from Milledgeville from 2004 to 2009. Are you anywhere close to there?
Re: copper penny landfill
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Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:40 pmby adagirl
uthminsta wrote:Hey there middle Georgian! I lived in from Milledgeville from 2004 to 2009. Are you anywhere close to there?
Wow! I am in Milledgeville (since 2008) work at central state
I lived in Dixon, IL in 2004-05
Re: copper penny landfill
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Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:22 pmby penny pretty
I lived(worked) at FT stewart GA while in the army,LONG AGO mid eighties. this one guy I knew who had to scrape by to survive used to open all the vacuums at car washes(besides coins he found several rings) and for free pennies, every time you are at the drive through window at Mcwendys, look on the ground! NO ONE will pick up dropsies(except for us sick people)
Re: copper penny landfill
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Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:01 amby GA-Silver
I found out why the pennies were so discolored and can't be cleaned.....My friend was soaking the pennies in boric acid in an attempt to clean the corrosion off the pennies.