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According to CCF, that is how we have the forums separated, both the Memorial cent and Wheat cent are modern.

Some call the Memorials modern and the Wheaties classic (as mentioned by skyshark124).

NumisMedia places the divide between 1933 and 1934.

I look at it like PCGS and fadetoblack does, silver is classic and clad is modern. For Lincolns Id have the wheats as classic and the memorial as modern.

I think the time has passed to consider a Franklin modern anymore as well. Its been 50 years since one has been made, thats not really old but it is half a century and almost lifetime has passed since theyve been minted. If their modern lifetime isn't over yet it should be soon. I suspect that their designation is largely a generational thing. If you grew up with them theyre modern, if you didnt theyre classic.

I agree about the dime, they bore me to death at this point. Luckily theyre my least favorite denomination and they come in the mint sets and just go into the album every year.

Its a fair point about the Franklin being started later, when I consider classification I only concern myself with the end date though. Its hard to make an argument for something being a classic as a whole if its still being made which is why I go off of dates more than the design itself. Even if the Lincoln hadnt been changed at all I would consider those early 1900/pre WWII dates to be classics.

My opinion for what it is worth....

classic ends for each denomination that was designed in the 18th century. Cents end with IHC's, Nickels with Liberty's....etcetera.

Moderns were designed 20th century...Post Modern 21st century....

Of course in an act of blatant stupidity I asked this question without paying any attention to the thread description written below the titles clearly stating which coin fits in which class. I must pay more attention.

Rick

Well, I was speaking relatively. I think it is interesting to see how many varying opinions there are on such a simple question. Guess it goes to show how differently everyone sees the hobby.

At least Canadian coins are easy: every denomination was designed in 1937 (although the half has seen certain revisions), and the loonie and toonie are modern. The only hitch is the silver/nickel dollar series: I guess 1935-1967 is "classic" and 1968-1986 is "modern".

Before that, every denomination featured a nice wreath.