1960 Newspaper Clipping "pennies Are Worth $8 Each"

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MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 3:33 pm A friend clipped this from a newspaper in 1960 talking about the 1960 Small date cents. Thought the members here might enjoy seeing this and talking about this variety then versus now. Report this Post to the Staff

Steele Pillar of the Community United States 1119 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 3:52 pm more than their weight in gold. man gold was cheap in 1960! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 4:09 pm One would think the 1960 sm dt. would have appreciated much more now 57 years later . Report this Post to the Staff
coinlover1899 Pillar of the Community United States 3058 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 4:09 pm $8! I thought things went UP in value as the years went by... not down. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 4:39 pm Great article - takes me back. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 5:21 pm Excellent! Thank you for sharing. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 6:32 pm Great article! This was the height of the coin collecting mania of the mid-20th c., when regular folks all across the country were saving up uncirculated rolls of coins like crazy, and there was huge demand for rolls / singles of coins like the 1950-D Jefferson nickel based solely on low mintage numbers. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
DCM Coins Valued Member United States 446 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 6:47 pm They couldn't have known then that $8 face of silver 1960 coins would be worth more now than a small date cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Steele Pillar of the Community United States 1119 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 8:43 pm I don't collect cents so correct me if I am wrong but I do think that $8 face of clad is worth more than a small date cent Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 10/20/2016 9:13 pm In the days of no internet, information was a lot slower to be spread to the masses. No ebay meant a person could not get online and see current spending trends to know if something that was thought rare was truly rare or not. Since its inception, ebay especially has changed value perception and caused major price adjustments on collectables since people now have a dynamic resource to see how truly rare a an object is. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/21/2016 12:27 am always nice reading old coin articles .. thanks for posting Report this Post to the Staff
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1960 Newspaper Clipping "Pennies Are Worth $8 Each"