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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The mint's website now has the 2009 annual report in pdf for download. The main highlight is the mintage split between 2009-produced zinc and steel cents: 36.6 million versus 419.1 million. Since no 2008-dated cents were produced, we can conclude that there are at least 36.6 million zinc 2009-dated cents in circulation. I have found ONE out of a few hundred rolls.  (Must be a distribution issue here...) |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have 2 zinc 2009 and lots of steel.
I have 2008 steel
Edited by mcshilling
04/30/2010 7:57 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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same here I only have 4 zinc and searched over 500 rolls these last months
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
No 2008? That's a mistake for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
838 Posts |
I should have said "no 2008-dated cents were produced in 2009".
Edited by bibd
04/30/2010 11:24 pm
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Valued Member
United States
335 Posts |
I've searched about 30 rolls of Canadian cents; I've found one zinc 2009.
I've got 26 rolls coming with a visitor tomorrow; I'm hoping to fill a few holes.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
610 Posts |
Should we be hoarding the zinc(2009)? Any I have found I put back into circulation. Right now I am going through a fresh box and have found 4 more,so far.Why is there so many in my area? I live in Ajax,Ontario  |
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Canada
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No, I probably wouldn't hoard the 2009 zinc. That was mainly my point, that the mintage is pretty high (>30 million). The only reason some of us are striking out is that the distribution (presumably) wasn't uniform across the country.
On the other hand, for comparison, the 2003 no P uncrowned cent has a reported mintage of 56,877,144 -- nearly double -- and I bet that a few people would pay 25 cents for one today! I have to admit: when I roll-search I'll pull any 2003 no P cents that look half decent.
So maybe I've talked myself into hoarding the 2009 zinc after all!
(Thing is, I've quit roll-searching. I stuck a nickel under a band-aid as my patch!)
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Canada
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Well we all know how accurate the Mint's numbers are. I'm still waiting to see those millions of Raised 2 Men's Hockey Quarters appear!
Just kidding, I'm sure their number is correct.
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