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 Posted 02/27/2017  01:39 am  Show Profile   Check spru's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add spru to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Use Airtite capsules or heat-sealed Saflips. Start with any BU 2009's and 2017-P's. Then begin with the earliest date exceptional examples.

The latest completely readable date on those I posted was 2000. In less than two decades it has become unspendable. Any other previously minted US cent would scoff at that.
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DoubleEagle20: "Time to retire the cent. Start rounding to nearest five cents.
Then time to get ready for the elimination of the nickel and the quarter.
All we need are a 10c, new smaller 50c, $1 and $2 coin after the 5c is gone."

What percentage of the economy involves products that sell for less than a dollar: a quarter, etc.....and how would change be made with a sales tax on these products?
Would the the new order of a monetary system include money with the following format and composition?

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There's a reason that zinc is used as a sacrificial anode in bridges and boats, and the OP's photos are a fine example of that reason. However Zincolns have a good chance of survival if they are (as many have said earlier) stored properly. These clearly were not.

With billions minted annually I highly doubt these will ever be scarce. Maybe in higher grades.
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And today, many cents have marks that look like water spots.
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Oh, that drives me crazy! Dirty on day 1.
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