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Pillar of the Community
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My bank in MI (Huntington) is only allowing purchase of cents by business accounts until they are gone.
They ARE allowing me to swap Zincoln rolls for unsearched ones.
I am seeing multiple reports that the Federal Reserve is out of stock or not shipping them.
What are you all seeing? Edited by DoubleEagle20
10/10/2025 5:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Will be interesting to see if the Mint kept enough blanks to do a run of 1776-2026 cents next year, Jbuck.
Very good chance the 2026 cent will be a proof and unc set only coin.
Supposedly the last 2025s were minted in June and I would be surprised if they fire the presses up again for a limited production run next year.
More likely the presses will do nickels and dimes, IMO.
Edited by DoubleEagle20
10/10/2025 5:55 pm
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United States
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In Cincinnati several banks have told me they are limiting how many rolls they can sell. One branch said two rolls only. But other branches have plenty.
Whether this is hoarding or a genuine shortage I cannot say.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sounds more like "Much ado about nothing".
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I don't think they will go to the trouble and expense of designing a special coin and then mint a handful.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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There is no shortage.
It is obvious that this denomination is headed for a deliberately intended demise.
Don't worry. there will plenty of these for future generations of collectors for the next 200 years plus.
The true rarities will be the Zincolns remaining in pristine condition due to galvanic corrosion.
"From earth to earth, from ashes to ashes, from dust to dust".
- a bit like all of us !
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Bedrock of the Community
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The US has minted 450 billion Lincoln cents since 1909. There is no real shortage of them - only a supply chain issue with new rolls.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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The US has minted 450 billion Lincoln cents since 1909 Seems like that number was just for the shield cents  |
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United States
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There's still plenty of Coinstar and local bank machines to circulate these for the sorting companies, but I'd imagine its only a matter of time before the middlemen won't accept those cents the way gumball machines no longer did back in the '70s. Italy eliminated sub-Lira coins during WWII, but we're still aways off from going that far.
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In the New York City area, I received two weeks ago a 2025 P and D Lincoln Cent in change. Seems there are 2025 cents floatiung around just not in the same usual abundance. A mintage combined over 1 billion makes it very common. it only seems uncommon or scarce as there are so many earlier issues floating around. I mean although it is now only seldom you get them you can find brown circulated wheat cents and I find about once a year some nice AU memorial cents from the 1960's. |
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"The Federal Reserve reports that 28 armored carrier locations nationwide contracted to distribute coins and paper money across the 12 Federal Reserve Bank districts have suspended orders and deposits involving Lincoln cents. Their action is pursuant to the Treasury Department's decision earlier this year to suspend circulating cent production at the Denver and Philadelphia Mints." https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...-cent-orders |
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Will be interesting to see if the Mint kept enough blanks to do a run of 1776-2026 cents next year, Jbuck.  Quote:
Very good chance the 2026 cent will be a proof and unc set only coin. If that ends up being the case, who cares how many Artazn blanks they have left? Mint those babies in BRONZE!  Quote:
Supposedly the last 2025s were minted in June and I would be surprised if they fire the presses up again for a limited production run next year.  |
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I don't think they will go to the trouble and expense of designing a special coin and then mint a handful. I am sure there will be more than a handful. I will go ahead right now and predict there will be way more uncirculated and proof mint sets minted next year than there have been in a very long time.  |
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There is no shortage. It is obvious that this denomination is headed for a deliberately intended demise. One would hope. Quote:
Don't worry. there will plenty of these for future generations of collectors for the next 200 years plus. Doubtful (see below). Quote:
The true rarities will be the Zincolns remaining in pristine condition due to galvanic corrosion. 99.9% of the unprotected Zincolns will disintegrate in time.  |
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"The Federal Reserve reports that 28 armored carrier locations nationwide contracted to distribute coins and paper money across the 12 Federal Reserve Bank districts have suspended orders and deposits involving Lincoln cents. Their action is pursuant to the Treasury Department's decision earlier this year to suspend circulating cent production at the Denver and Philadelphia Mints." Action through inaction. |
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