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I think so, they only ran for 1 year and I already get some in really bad shape. they dont last long. if you can get some really good ones then I would and have been keeping them
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United States
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The Uncirculated Sets and the Proof Sets (and Silver proof) all have "Copper" cents in there. They used the same composition as the 1909 Cent.
I think only the Proof (and Silver proof) sets are 95% copper. Am I wrong? |
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What do you all think about all the errors and varieties for the 2009's. I found about 60 LP2 errors out of four rolls (six different kinds) Only the skeleton finger holds my interest. |
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I have 2 rolls each of the LP1's P and D and 12 rolls of LP2 P's that I got from the Lincoln City ceremony. I've also got several strictly uncirculated LP3 and LP4's from each mint in 2x2's and the best of the best in the Dansco. But that's enough for me. If I get these in circulation, I typically toss them back.
If you can get your hands on uncirculated rolls at face, I'd keep them. Other than that - back into the waters.
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I think only the Proof (and Silver proof) sets are 95% copper. Am I wrong?
Yeah, the '09 Mint Sets had the Coppers too...(and I have a few of these Sets too....  Kurt...... this link will take you right to the exact page on the US Mint site where they are " still selling" the 2009 Uncirculated Mint Set too ! http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wc...ory_rn=10211 Here's a "quote excerpt" from this page, for those who don't wanna go to the link. Quote:The 2009 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set contains two folders of 18 coins each, one from the United States Mint at Denver and the other from the United States Mint at Philadelphia, for a total of 36 coins. Each folder includes uncirculated versions of the following 2009-dated coins: (6) Quarter-dollar coins (honoring the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands); (4) Presidential $1 Coins (honoring past Presidents of the United States: William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk and Zachary Taylor); (4) Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Coins* (recognizing the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth); (1) Native American $1 Coin; (1) Jefferson nickel; (1) Roosevelt dime; (1) Kennedy half-dollar. *Lincoln one-cent coins contain an alloy consisting of 95% copper, 3% zinc and 2% tin that matches the alloy used in the original 1909 version. Edited by eaglefoot
03/31/2010 12:31 pm
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United States
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I think there will be a lot of uncirculated 2009 cents around for a long time. Everybody is saving them.
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United States
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I only keep them if they are BU. There's been so many hoarded in BU there's no point to saving anything less.
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United States
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I only keep them if they are BU. There's been so many hoarded in BU there's no point to saving anything less.  I have plenty of rolls of these things, but I must admit, I do throw them in the "save" container when I run across them. Hey, it's only a cent. |
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Another vote for only saving the very best BU versions I find. I was saving all of them earlier, but have a few Mint rolls of both P and D along with the mint sets. I'll build some BU mixed rolls and bundle them into ebay auctions later on.....not expecting to get rich though. lol. |
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United States
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Yep.....I " chuck back into the wild" most of the LP1's, 2's, and 3's I find, because they've just gone to heck in a handbasket so fast !....but the only thing I wouldn't be "picky" or "choosy" with, would be the 2009 P or D Nickels or Dimes !!......I'd take those in ANY condition ! ......  Last years Cents were saved in great numbers I'm sure....but there will also be alot of them that will be put back into circulation by these same folks in due time. (many people only save them "for awhile" until they realize that they aren't going to get rich....and they've made their albums or the kids have spent them, or they need gas money, or that new music CD or DVD, or that new Sony Playstation 4 game....whatever.....there will be a " return to the wild" in due time of MANY THOUSANDS OR MILLIONS OF THESE SAVED '09 Cents !) IMHO |
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United States
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a roll or two of BU is definitely worth keeping. I reckon "worth" is in the hands of the collector. I like the 1909 - 2009 centennial construct.
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United States
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i keep any 2009 or 2010's in condition from Ag to unc. when I'm 60, they will be almost 50 years old. they COULD be valuable then. (unless the world explodes) and most of my 2009's are in great conditions. just a couple of darker ones
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United States
4870 Posts |
Collect what you like and what you can afford. If you like a coin, collect it.
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United States
592 Posts |
In the past month or so I have found all 4 of the 2009's in circulation as change.
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United States
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BadThad: I only keep them if they are BU. I've saved a few really nice AU's, because I figure that they will be a lot rarer than BU's in the future. And as The_Duke says, "Hey, it's only a Cent!" The standout of my AU 2009 Cents is an LP1 that's turned an attractive shade of red-brown! It's a 2009-D zinc. I almost thought it was a broken-out copper Cent at first, due to the even browning.... |
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Posted 03/31/2010 10:50 am
