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Serious question. After consolidating and sorting all my coins I have a stack of 1961 & 1962 pennies, 40-50 each. Some are really shiny, some are red and the rest look normal.
Ideas?
Thanks Edited by champco
11/09/2015 01:15 am
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United States
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What country?
EDIT: Sorry, just saw this is US Modern section. I guess you meant to say cents rather than British or Australian Pennies. US cents are not called pennies. Just for future reference. It can get very confusing.
If you have 50 of 1961 and 50 of 1962, I would just roll them in cent rolls and store them properly.
Edited by SilverStackerKid
11/09/2015 12:48 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Spend them and try to bring in new collectors.
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the info silver. Western I suspected that was probably the best thing. Maybe some place where there are kids. State fair next year.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I honestly think today's kids would throw them away. I see it at school all the time.
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 United States
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Check them for errors/varieties and 2x2 a few of the highest grades then spend the rest. John1  |
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US cents are not called pennies. Say what? This 56-year-old American has been using "cents" and "pennies" interchangeably all his life. And I've know a few thousand others who do the same. |
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United States
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I have this issue too. Whenever I get ahold of piles of change I sort them by date and fill paper tube rolls up. I figure if I keep adding and upgrading bad coins in the rolls, I can get a full roll of each date. I guess at that point they'd need to just go into storage and be forgotten for a few decades, or i'll try to unload them all when I realized I've spent hundreds of hours putting together rolls of cents and other coins that aren't worth more than face value  |
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The PCGS price guide says a 1961 in Grade 67 is worth $4500. Don't toss any of those.
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US cents are not called pennies.
Say what? This 56-year-old American has been using "cents" and "pennies" interchangeably all his life. And I've know a few thousand others who do the same. Exactly what I was just thinking.. If people don't call them pennies then why do I have to sort the UK pennies from US ones everyday on ebay haha. It's the bane of my life!! (Don't get me started on Australian pennies haha) |
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United States
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US Cents are very much called Pennies. Not sure where you got that SSK.
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Well, the official title is one cent; a quick look at the back of any United States cent will tell you that. However, people still call them pennies, probably more frequently than cent actually. Also, if you take the coin wrappers and Brinks boxes, they all call it the penny.  Edited by Rollsearcher37
11/10/2015 10:33 am
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Oh no, not the "Cent versus Penny" debate again!  Oh, and it is pence, not pennies.  |
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I would only save red mint state coins.
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Edited by n9jig
11/10/2015 11:02 am
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They say penny because it is the jargon of most of America.
When talking numismatics, it is best to differentiate between cents and pence.
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