(3) 2013 U.S. Cent(s)!

That's right, three. And they all came in early April which means I got them a month earlier than the 2012 one I got last year, which was my first 2012 coin. They came right on time, too, as I just filled up my 50 coin roll of 2012 cents, all of which are UNC, one of which has a D mint mark. So now I can end my hoarding of 2012 cents and begin my hoarding of 2013 cents. I just hope I get a 2013-D earlier than the 2012-D. The above coins are worth just $0.01.

Zombie Penny Back from the Dead!

If memory serves this is my first foreign coin find from change this year. A lot later than last year, I know, but I did get three shiny 2013 Cents (to be posted Friday) earlier this month which shaves a month off of last year's time. Plus, it's a Canadian Cent, the coin that is officially supposed to be in recall mode! It's also one of the newer ones with the newest portrait of QEII, which I did not have before. It's non-magnetic meaning it's made of the same metals as current U.S. Cents are, copper-plated zinc. In this shape, even with it not being struck anymore, it is worth just $0.01. Or if you want to get really precise, $0.0097.

2002 Severely Damaged Cent!



Zinc Heart (far left) ~ Zinc Sheep (middle) ~ Zinc Foil (far left)

What a beautiful coin (not)! If you stick a post-1982 American Cent on a stove this will likely be the result. Since zinc melts at 787^oF or 419.5^oC it is likely the zinc melted and since the copper is so thin and there is much more zinc than copper it is likely the zinc began to expand and/or boil and burst through the copper. Now that it is in this state it is most likely not spendable 1.) Because it does not clearly feature the issuing country or denmination and 2.) Because more than half of the country still thinks "pennies" are 100% copper. I can't believe they've managed to perpetuate this myth since the 1800's. It's a bit ridiculous.

By the way those zinc figures were completely accidental and I was planning on throwing them away but I may keep them. Who knows maybe I'll need some scrap zinc in the future. Or maybe I can sell them as art. Hmmmm...

2009-(P) Formative Years Lincoln Cent!

I got this in my change over a week ago. Not much to say about it other than it features a young Lincoln reading while taking a break from rail splitting. It was designed and sculpted by Charles Vickers, and released on May 14, 2009. This is the third or fourth one of these I've found so while they haven't circulated as well as most coins, they have circulated well. With all that circulating comes wear, scratches, and tarnish which makes this coin worth about $0.10.

MADE IN CHINA

Got this in change. The shiny sticker caught my eye and what do you know it's a "MADE IN CHINA" sticker. Not much to say about the coin other than it's probably the one of the only things left in America that wasn't made in China. Pretty neat, though.

1994 Singapore 1 Cent!

Got this as a gift a while back. Let me just say it's a good thing that English and Malay are official languages of Singapore. If they weren't I'd be stuck with Chinese and Tamil and that wouldn't be too easy to figure out. Imagine the search "Asian 1 cent coin with flowers on the obverse; lions, stars, and a moon on the reverse". When I search that I get 1 Euro Cent, African, and Ancient Greek coins. Long search makes things difficult. Anyways this coin is worth $0.05.