Where Have All The 2009 Lincoln Cents Gone?

2009 was the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Cent and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Lincoln and not as many produced to other other years.(millions compared to billions)..I think they are being collected from what I heard..i got some but have not seen any fourth release...I also found 2009 nickels very hard to find after going through about 200 of them,for I don't know why..The 2009 dime is also suppose to be significant to collectors for I don't know why..I got some info about this on youtube 'Coins for Amateurs' channel for what its worth I don't know, but if you want to check it out maybe it'll tell you something

Thank you Groszy. Great information.

The only denomination I have ever found in significant numbers are the quarters. Now, come to think of it, I haven't run into any of those in a while, either.

2009 cents are relatively common for me atleast when roll hunting. I see a 2009 quarter once and awhile(I keep these). I have found 4 2009 nickels CRHing(two from each mint). I have yet to find a 2009 dime however.

Where have they gone? They were never here. Since 2009 I've seen two LP1, two LP2, and one LP3.



Mainly because they didn't know they were rare dates. Most of the rare coins from the 19th and 20th century are from the branch mints not Philadelphia, and for the most part until the 1930s nobody paid any attention to branch mints. Secondly unlike today, there was no way to know what the mint production was until the annual report of the mint director came out in February of the following year. In the 19th century most collectors simply purchased a piece from the Philadelphia mint by mail for face value plus postage. Very little attention was paid to the coins in circulation they were allowed to wear, be lost, or even redeemed at the mint.

An unopened roll of 2009 cents would sell for $5-8 on ebay during the initial craze; I saw boxes go for over $300. Nickels and dimes were similarly hot items. The poor schmucks who paid those prices will never let them go for face value, but clueless inheritors might dump the hoards in a few decades.

As for me, I'm guilty as charged. I was in college and working retail as a cashier. Between girlfriends and living at home - I had a lot of disposable income to roll hunt! I was able to snag 6 rolls of LP1 from my bank, and then in June or July we got multiple boxes of 2009 LP2s and a box or two of DC quarters. I was able to talk the cash office into letting me buy 25 rolls of cents, and I got an additional ~8 rolls worth in loose coin. The LP3s came in mixed rolls - I was still able to amass a few hundred. LP4s never made it to us; I still have less than 5 coins from both mints. I kept two rolls of DC quarters. I still have them all, although I still kick myself for not selling all but one of each on ebay!

I rarely see any 2009 coin in change, let alone the cents.