I looked into sending the zincolns in and you are right...cost of shipping makes it useless. If you lived close enough you could take them in and cash out.No, most banks won't accept those toasted zincolns. They will tell you that YOU have to turn them into the fed yourself to exchange for good coins. Of course, you will spend more on shipping than you will get back so you are best just dumping them in the trash.
I looked into sending the zincolns in and you are right...cost of shipping makes it useless. If you lived close enough you could take them in and cash out.