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Why, oh why, are we ignoring those cute Half Cent coins in this category?  (On the initial All Forums page under Classic US coins, the coin types for this category start with the Large Cent, not the poor lonely Half Cent as one would expect...) It's just sad, is what it is! Edited by Moe145
04/12/2010 3:20 pm
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somebody did...it does now!
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LOL! What about wheat cents? Although "Modern Coins" gives credit to Lincoln cents, the wheat cents stretch back before slqs, Buffalo nickels, and Mercury dimes datewise; so I think one could make the argument that they are "Classic". |
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What about wheat cents? Although "Modern Coins" gives credit to Lincoln cents, the wheat cents stretch back before............ Sorry but the Wheat cent is a Lincoln Cent, just another variety. |
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What about wheat cents? They're still in production - that was the rationale. |
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Well, if that is the rationale then why are Franklin halves in the modern section? By the way, I don't care all that much. I just figured I join in the fun! |
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Yeah, me neither. Good point Saruma. I guess it depends that if you consider all cents from 1909 on "Lincoln Cents", or if you divide them between "wheat" and "memorial"....etc. If the latter, then is the Wheat cent "modern" or "classic"? Personally, I consider wheat cents classic and therefore "Lincolns" at least partially classic. I have posted many wheat cents in the classic forums, though they are also often in modern forums.............so my overall point is that it is all relative and that I am babbling since it is way past my bedtime and tylenol pm is kicking in. to all a goodnight!  Edited by johnny54321
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What about wheat cents? They're still in production - that was the rationale. Wheat cents are still in production?  I'm not following you Dave. |
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Technically, Lincoln Memorial cents are not in production anymore either, should they be classic?  |
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*sigh* It is a generally-accepted line in numismatics that Moderns are those coins in production as of 1950 or later. The Lincoln Cent, in one design or another, is still in production. Wheaties were in production after 1950. Therefore, it's a Modern. |
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Quote:It is a generally-accepted line in numismatics that Moderns are those coins in production as of 1950 or later. The Lincoln Cent, in one design or another, is still in production. Wheaties were in production after 1950. Therefore, it's a Modern. Ok, with this logic, could you then say that coins in production in 1949 or earlier are classic? The Wheat cent was also produced in 1949 and before; therefore........ I'd say the Wheat cent spent more time as a "non-modern" than a "modern" if 1950 is the cutoff date. I don't think we will ever see eye to eye on this one Dave, but it's fun debating it anyway. |
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Quote:Well, if that is the rationale then why are Franklin halves in the modern section? Because if Kennedy had not been killed, they would still be in production. As I have said before, the Franklin half dollar is younger than every other current circulating denomination below one dollar (not including recent changes to the cent, nickel, and quarter). |
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Quote:Ok, with this logic, could you then say that coins in production in 1949 or earlier are classic? The Wheat cent was also produced in 1949 and before; therefore........ I'd say the Wheat cent spent more time as a "non-modern" than a "modern" if 1950 is the cutoff date. I don't think we will ever see eye to eye on this one Dave, but it's fun debating it anyway. /Bangs head against wall Yer killin' me, johnny.  |
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jbuck, True, but the reasoning given in the post I was responding to was because the Lincoln Cent was still in production. Now, if the argument was that the Franklin would still be in production if it wasn't for Kennedy dieing, I'd say if Roosevelt hadn't died we still might have Mercury dimes! How about this definition: Modern coins are coins produced after 1950 PLUS coin styles produced prior to 1950 that continued after 1950 with little or no change to the design. To head off the wheat argument on the above definition I would say that wheats were produced until 1959, and therefore fall squarely into the second half of the definition. |
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