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I Finally Completed The 1934-Date Lincoln Cent Set From Circulation & C R H Finds!

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So, last Friday, a dear friend of mine happened to be graduating early in the morning (a Math major) from San Diego State University. It took me 2 hours 45 minutes to get there from just north of L.A. - I made it with just 30 minutes to spare to see her graduate. The huge smile that beamed from her face as she walked that stage made it all worthwhile!

I wasn't planning on staying all day down there, but that's how it worked out thanks to local and regional traffic nightmares (4 1/2 hours to get home at one point)... so I made the best of it and visited a couple of banks in neighboring Santee while I waited for the trek home to be a more reasonable (less than 3 hour) timeframe... One of the banks gave me all LOOMIS rolls - $100 in quarters, $50 in dimes, $40 in nickels, and $10 in pennies... Well, on my lunch hour today I decided to go through the pennies...

A lone wheatie popped out of the third roll I searched, and, much to my pleasant shock, when I turned it over, it turned out to be a coin I've been trying to find in circulation for over FIFTY years - a 1939-D!



Once I got home from work today, I FINALLY filled that hole after all of these years!


Yes, May 16, 2025 will be a day I NEVER forget!
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 Posted 05/19/2025  7:34 pm  Show Profile   Check -makecents-'s eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add -makecents- to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Fantastic job and an unbelievable feat, congrats!
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 Posted 05/19/2025  7:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add nickelsearcher to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Congratulations on this significant CRH

An easy set to acquire at your local coin store. A true accomplishment from CRH.

Well done indeed.
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Well done @john. So happy for you to have reached this milestone!
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a coin I've been trying to find for over FIFTY years

That is amazing... well done and congrats!
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Nice find and well done!
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Congratulations! Completing a huge set from circulation is outstanding. =)
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Outstanding! Now what?
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All from CRH & circulation finds, very nice congratulations!
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Congratulations John that is a very cool accomplishment. You were very productive in your down time. I find myself tryng to take advantage of situations when possible traveling and so on. Yes you could buy the set for a few bucks but it's the thrill of the hunt that makes it fun. Job well done.
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Fantastic John77! I searched 980,000 pennies over a decade ago trying to complete the 1909-1958 Wheat cent collection. I still needed to find 14 of them when I finally threw up the white flag.
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How many pennies did you have to search to complete that set?
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A copper 1959-1982 Memorial cent set is still very doable. One can still find acceptable ones from rolls. I've done two books.

John77,

1934-1958 from change and CRH is a major accomplishment. Good job!!!



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Outstanding achievement!
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