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Pillar of the Community
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P & D issues:
For Circulation: Zinc (same as post 1982)
From Collector Sets: Copper (same as 1909)
I've called every dealer in the area and they all only carry zinc. A couple of them sounded confused when I asked, "do you have the 95% copper ones?" I would swear they didn't even know it.
In any event, can the copper versions of all four reverses normally be purchased by themselves? What sets did they come in - and would it be unusual for them to be sold individually?
In summary, what is the best rout if I want all 2009 Lincoln combinations in both copper and zinc?
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Bedrock of the Community
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The 95% coppers are found in ALL proof versions and in the annual Mint Set, there are no business strike coppers.
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The 95% coppers are found in ALL proof versions and in the annual Mint Set, there are no business strike coppers. I want to stick them in a blank Dansco page. So basically I would have to buy a mint set and break it open? |
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Yes.....these can only be obtained by crackin' a Set ! .....  But you should be able to "acquire" them from other sources though. Like maybe coin shows in your area........or certainly ebay. The U.S. Mint website is still selling the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Proof Set (LN2) .....this contains only the four 95% Coppers. I believe it's $7.95 plus shipping/handling per set. Edited by eaglefoot
12/15/2009 10:33 am
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Yes, those should be 95% copper. If you get them, make sure they are still sealed and not tampered with in any way. If you suspect any tampering, weigh them! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Excellent, thanks for the help. I just bought a set. Now I can just focus on the simple stuff. The rest of the 09's plus about 20 coins left in my 8100, and they're all common! One or two more visits to the coin shop should complete me.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow, so they made copper collector coins after all? I hope some of these 95% planchets get business strikes.  Edited by DVCollector
12/15/2009 2:50 pm
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I hope some of these 95% planchets get business strikes You and about 100,000 other Lincoln Cent collectors!  Of course, that would mean finding a 2009 Cent in circulation to begin with.  For the record, any bronze cent found in circulation would have to scrutinized. The one in your change may have been from a broken mint set; but a solid bank roll of bronze cents would be another story.  |
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I can attest to the lack of 2009 cents... or dimes... or nickels... drat.
Anyways, I've probably gotten about 10 dollars worth of change in pennies from various "happenings" in the past month, and I've only found one. LP2. But that gives me a find rate of about... .001 percent. Yikes.
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