Box of Pennies Contaminated??

[ripvanb]

I bought two boxes of pennies today and as I was doing one box I started to notice many of the coins had a white/green/blue like residue on them. Some of it looks like verdigris. I found 55 wheat pennies in one box, which is weird because I average only 14. What do you think happened? Any help/thoughts would be much obliged.

 

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[Chiltepin]

The shiny chromatic ones look like there were subject to heat. Might have been in a
fire and sprayed down causing the others to corrode.

Take a torch to a copper penny, it will look just like those pictured.

 

[enamel7]

Somebody's old coins got dumped!

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Looks like the pennies you dig out of the cup holders and center console when you finally clean your car out! Just my crusty 2 cents worth...Ddf

 

[port ewen ace]

YUCCCCK take the wheat & make a cannoli

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Someone's collection was either kept in a damp place, or was subjected to a flood or something else that caused them to get wet.

 

[fistfulladirt]

They look similar to my wheats after I dig and tumble them.

 

[TwoYewts]

I agree with Fist Full of Dirt, looks like someone dumped their dig finds. I do the same with common wheats that I find that look similar.

 

[ripvanb]

Thanks for the input! They seem to be mostly common dates. Think I'll send them back into the wild.