bahabully Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I sat and searched through a few hundered cents on more than one occasion,, yawn. Always noticed that there was black residue on my fingertips when done. I was wondering exactly what the black residue on my fingers was. Any ideas? Just plain dirt? I've heard that some of the machining oils used in the coining process are somewhat toxic/carcinogens. drop dead mojo?,,,Bad mojo?,, kinda bad mojo?,,, neutral?,,, ahhh, go ahead and lick your fingers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 It stinks too! I think most of it is probably just dirt and grime from being handled by everyone else and their brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Yeah I'd get that too, in addition to that ever so pleasing copper smell. Good thing I don't search those $50 boxes anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Same...I think it's just regular old dirt. I guess you could always dump them in a bucket of water with Dawn and let it clean them for a while.....er I mean conserve them for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Surely, you get your hands all black. Probably just through a lot of dirt. Can't imagine how much bacteria you can get After I have been through a pile of cheapo coins, I dumped it in a bucket of water with detergent. The next day, the water was sure black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Use latex gloves or vinyl gloves next time. Your finger tips won't be black when you are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Some of the "dirt", I believe, just comes from the metals left from the minting process. Even brand new rolls will leave you fingers dirty. Nickels and the Copper nickels seem to be the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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