Many Unused 1961 1962 Pennies Showing Up In My Change!

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Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 786 Posts	Posted Yesterday 5:34 pm HI all I am curious about something... Recently I have noticed what appear to be mint 1961 pennies in the tip jar of my local Dunkin Donuts (Boston area). At first I thought someone broke into an old collection they inherited, or maybe turned a roll into a local bank. BUT this has been happening for at least a month now, and sometimes the pennies are coming right out of the cash register. I wonder... since the government stopped minting pennies, are these unused ones coming from the Mint itself? Is that even remotely possible, like maybe they have a stockpile in storage? Thoughts? (I have kept a few in the car and will try to remember to post some pics of them) Edited by Nells250 Yesterday 6:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Nells250 Pillar of the Community United States 786 Posts	Posted Yesterday 6:25 pm I thought I kept more of the pennies in question. I also didn't realize there are 1961 and 1962 years showing up. Quick pics... Report this Post to the Staff
MintedNotPrinted Pillar of the Community United States 1193 Posts	Posted Yesterday 7:22 pm Wow, neat! That is certainly an anomaly in my opinion... perhaps it was a local dump and your local franchise and those customers use the same bank? Interesting! It would be an interesting experiment to mark some zincolns, roll them, deposit or cash them at the bank and see if any come back... Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97307 Posts	Posted Yesterday 8:54 pm very nice Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
srs77 Pillar of the Community United States 3203 Posts	Posted Yesterday 8:56 pm Wow! Being born in 61 that's pretty darn cool. Report this Post to the Staff
cladking Pillar of the Community United States 2273 Posts	Posted Yesterday 8:58 pm An individual is doing this. And he's down to releasing some really nice coins. People get tired of holding onto these and release the lowest quality they have left. Many millions of these were saved and are still being released but these coins are top notch. Who knows how many are left but it is likely a lot. Most look awful. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74707 Posts	Posted Yesterday 9:16 pm Pretty cool finds. Maybe some kind of collection or change jar dump? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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