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Quote:Goodbye and good riddance.  We certainly don't miss them up here. Got a five gallon wine bottle full.  Edited by Sharks
11/17/2025 1:14 pm
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Good riddance is my reaction, too. And the paper $1 bill can be next to go as far as I'm concerned.
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United States
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There was a bill introduced in Congress to change them to a clad nickel/zinc, but that won't work, it needs to have the current dimensions and weigh between 4 and 6 grams... well, Zinc is a lot lighter than Copper-Nickel or pure Nickel...
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And the paper $1 bill can be next to go as far as I'm concerned. Oh, yes, please!  |
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There was a bill introduced in Congress to change them to a clad nickel/zinc, but that won't work, it needs to have the current dimensions and weigh between 4 and 6 grams... well, Zinc is a lot lighter than Copper-Nickel or pure Nickel... Give them time and they will create a clad zinc abomination.  |
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Zinckels-You beat me jbuck, but you did change the spelling lol.  |
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Typos.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Listening to the "Overnight Drive' with Steve Summers on the radio last evening. He claimed that the last five of the cents were to be struck with some type of privy mark and stowed away, not intended for circulation. He claimed that they would be worth millions. Any truth to this rumor? Guess I should have checked this out further before posting. Seems this is true. The last 5 are struck with an Omega privy and the mint intends to auction them off to the public at a future date. They believe that the final one could fetch $ 1 million and the other 4 could fetch in the 5 figures. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar.../ar-AA1QjDTxEdited by MisterT
11/17/2025 4:53 pm
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United States
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I wish they would have waited a year for the 250th anniversary
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I wish they would have waited a year for the 250th anniversary Do not fret. We will get them in the Mint sets with privy marks. Hopefully they will make them bronze.  |
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All that said I'm sure we will miss them, The Lincoln Cent denomination has produced the largest number of known and sought-after errors. Edited by Chase007
11/18/2025 10:56 am
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Listening to the "Overnight Drive' with Steve Summers on the radio last evening. He claimed that the last five of the cents were to be struck with some type of privy mark and stowed away, not intended for circulation. He claimed that they would be worth millions. Any truth to this rumor? That's close, but the quantity is off. It's 232, not five. I just got an email from Stack's Bowers. Below is a portion of it: The very last circulating pennies, or "cents," will be auctioned in a special sale this December by Stack's Bowers Galleries, the firm selected by the United States Mint for this historic offering. Each of these coins exhibits a small "Ω" privy mark of the final Greek letter Omega, indicating their role as the capstone to a two-centuries long legacy that first began in 1793. These Omega privy mark Lincoln pennies will be offered in three-coin sets featuring one each of the 2025 penny (struck at the Philadelphia Mint), the 2025-D penny (struck at the Denver Mint), and a historic 2025 penny struck in 24 karat gold (produced at the Philadelphia Mint). The 24 karat gold penny is a true modern rarity, representing the first cent officially struck in gold and one of the rarest non-Proof gold coins to ever emerge from the United States Mint.
Only 232 three-coin sets are available for collectors—celebrating the number of years pennies were produced beginning in 1793—and they will be offered exclusively in the Stack's Bowers Galleries sale on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Each set will be accompanied by a serialized Certificate of Authenticity and set #232 will also include the three sets of canceled original dies used to strike these coins. United States Treasurer Brandon Beach and United States Mint Acting Director Kristie McNally also personally operated the presses to strike the final few Omega coins, in recognition of their historic significance.It's will be interesting to see how they auction them. Auctioning the seven 2000-W gold Sacagawea dollars didn't take long, but there's a big difference between seven and 232. |
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Very interesting and thank you for sharing! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1960 Posts |
Last year's Flowing Hair Gold auction was a dress rehearsal for this one.
" Even a clock that's stopped is right twice a day. "
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