Curses, Foiled Again?

During a recent shopping trip to the local antique mall, a shopper was perplexed to see a half-pintmason jar full of foil-wrapped Lincoln Memorial cents. The tag read The shopper photographed this strange treasure hoard and posted pictures on social media with thequestion: Social media being what it is, many comments soon rained down in response. Here are some of themost apropos, plus others worthy of emoji awards.

A quick search through the Newman Numismatic Portal quickly confirmed (at least a little bit) some ofthe origins of these folkloric remembrances of the public. Search the Portal for the term and you find:

The E-Sylum readership wants to hear about your experiences with coins and foil. Tell us whatnumismatic foil experiments you conducted, if you still have foil-wrapped coins from olden days, and if you ever bit the lucky coin in the cake. In conclusion here is an Ode to Aluminum Foil:

References: Reddit r/coins u/HippieSauce on 1/16/2023 at:
Spotted at my local antique store. Is there a reason why someone would wrap pennies in aluminum? Thanks in advance!(https://www.reddit.com/r/coins/comments/10czb36/
spotted_at_my_local_antique_store_is_there_a/)