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I would say no damage, those marks on the effigy are so distracting. I would rather have a brown cent with no marks
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Idealy both, but I would rather have no damage and less red, then damaged and red. As for your 64 young head just try not to show them the obverse.
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well the other thing is id like to make a set from as far back as I can to 2012. was wondering if it would more presentable with all brown gradually going to red when nearing 2012, or having an odd red here and there along the way?
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I think with your set always go for the best quality, when you find a better quality penny replace the current one. I have a set from 1920 - 2012 which includes as many Varieties as I can get, mag/nonmag pointed 1985 and blunt. My set goes like you said from kinda brown to gradualy brilliant red, I am always looking to improve with better finds. I can only wish that I had a red 1923 or 1925, which I am still missing. Good luck on construction of your set!
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01/26/2015 8:23 pm
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thanks for the opinions. unfortunately I'm sure ill be missing some of the 20s -30s. maybe if I have doubles of some ill try to trade with someone in the same situation/different years. I just wasnt sure if it would look out of place having all brown with a red thrown in the middle, or vice versa, but youre right, the best example is the best example.
on a side note I notice that I'm having trouble finding coins that I qualify as good enough to put in the set past 2010? did they just throw quality control out the window when it came to handling these, as in who cares, theyre all coming right back anyhow?
OR to force people to buy the last cent issues if they want a decent looking example? OR is it just because the fields are so nice and shinny overall that any speck makes it look much worse than an older coin? 2011 and 2012 are tough
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01/27/2015 11:41 am
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What I found with the 2011 and 2012 pennies in circulation was that the steel core ones had a much nicer strike and surface than the zinc core ones, IMO. I've found alot of plating issues with the zinc ones. You can find good circ. examples of both types you just have to look at a lot of pennies. This is hard as they get withdrawn. They only minted the 2012 for half of the year to. Can you still find banks with pennies localy and will they sell them to you?
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some here have been saying they have been getting them, but my bank says no. I do however have a stockpile that I'mtrying to thin out that started out as $3000 right before they withdrew them from circulation. hope I have some good finds in there; like an indian head, a roll of tarnished silver dimes, and of course the usual suspects, 2006, 2005, and someone mentioned 2003 mag no p or ice versa, or 99 or 00 p.
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I'm still getting pennies from some of the local banks but I go to alot of different branches and just ask politely to buy pennies. Some sell them to me some don't. I keep most pennies I come across except for the heavily stained or corroded. I also get rid of the badly damaged ones too. With all the pennies I've looked at I'm still searching for some rare varieties, like a 2006P from circ.
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01/27/2015 1:30 pm
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