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New Member
Canada
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Is the 1985 penny sort of rare? I know what it says on the mintage's, but I keep trying to get that coin out of change I have and that never happens!
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Valued Member
Canada
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 No, the 1985 penny is common - you must be just having some bad luck! There are two major varieties of the 1985 penny, blunt 5 and pointed 5, with the latter being the scarcer of the two. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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No the 1985 penny is very common.
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Valued Member
Canada
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I find plenty of 1985 pennies - but all Blunt 5s!
Do anyone know the population or ratio between blunt and pointed?
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Valued Member
Canada
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From my own experience in roll hunting I estimate a ratio of 300:1 Blunt:Pointed (with a big uncertainty), but I have not counted numbers of 1985 Blunt 5 that I have searched. 300:1 may be a bit on the generous side for finding P5s and could easily be 400:1 because I'm going from memory. I can tell you that I've found two 1985P5 in 16 boxes of pennies. In my experiences this then makes it less common than the 2006 P magnetic (Charlton 66th Ed. reports mintage of 233,000) and more common than the 1965 v4 (P5,LB).
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Also keep in mind that the RCM's ARP (Alloy Recovery Program) is continuously reducing the number of older coins in circulation and replacing them with new plated coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I have found 2 of the pointed 5 varieties in searching over 25 boxes. This one is quite rare and I have never found one in AU condition. Would love to see one in MS65 condition as it is most lilely a nice looking coin. The one thing I have noticed is the pricing of these fluctuates greatly from seeing them sell from anywhere between 8 and 35 dollars on ebay. |
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New Member
 Canada
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The point is at the right side of the 5 right? The top part, am I correct?
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Canada
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Canada
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I have also found only two pointed 5 in all my searching.
One cent I have never found is the 2006 P, believe it or not! I have found two 2006 npnl magnetic and a couple of pointed 5 small beads from '65.
To the poster, just ask the bank for a block of pennies. You'll find an '85.
Edited by bibd
09/24/2012 11:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have also found that the 1985 penny to be a rare circulation find, then again I don't live in Canada, HOWEVER, since the USA State Quarter program in 1999, I have received many Canadian Quarters in change (NYC area)... |
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Valued Member
Canada
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do any of you know if you can find 1985 pointed 5 in PL or Proof sets
or just circ.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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My best guess is that it's just circulation. I could be wrong though.
Anyway, I've never seen/heard of any in sets.
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