SmokeMonkey

i've been buying penny rolls and collecting the copper and wheat pennies and have a question.

i notice that some of the pennies, like ones from the 60's, are shiny. i have a 1960 that is SHINY. most pennies from the 60's and 70's are really brown but some are almost like they came out of a new roll last week.

kind of wondering about these really old coins being in really nice condition.

so far the best one seems to be a 1960. its the oldest and best looking.

no pictures yet, i want someone to give me some info first. why would a penny that old be in such nice condition? lincoln seems to "stand out" more on it than most pennies, especially later pennies from the 80's and 90's.

i'm also looking for a source for lincoln cents and errors and others thing that might make some of them worth something.

hate to think i'd get rid of a penny that might be worth something.

Guardian

someone might have had that 1960 in their collection, and just decided to spend it.
Or maybe someone has used a cleaner on it and it has given up its dull appearance.

bruce 1947

I put u n c cents and nickels back in circulation all the time just to spark the fire in a new collector maybe that is how you got yours.

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randall zink

Here is a good source for errors http://www.coppercoins.com/

SmokeMonkey

i have another 196 something...not sure what, the last number is missing. the in god we strust is almonst non existant and lib is missing in liberty, actually the i and ib looks smashed and the l doesnt appear there at all...i cant tell if something wore off these things just within the "rim" of the coin or if its some muck got in the die and didnt strike the coin very well. the other side looks ok for circulated so im not sure. i would think that if something wore of these things you see it all around...and i dont see anything.

im trying to learn about coins starting with pennies and the more pennies i look at the more differences i see, how detailed it is or how worn it is. i think of it as good practice.


i'll see if i can scan it and get a decent scan. my scanner didnt like the quarter i tried to scan...maybe this penny will have better luck.

SmokeMonkey

here's the penny. its the best scan i could produce.

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satootoko

Where?

All I see is a US cent.

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Dot

I dunno, those wrappers that those copper coins come in are often printed with "50 Pennies" ... just sayin'...

Uncle Herbie

Saw that coming. LOL

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SmokeMonkey

penny, cent. picky picky!

Uncle Herbie

yup.........

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bruce 1947

penny cent

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walterallen

The answer is simple. Any cent that has not browned has been taken care of by some means. Either by being treasured by a collector or hoarded by someone. But you must know that copper if subject to the right environment will brown.

I have rolls of cents from the fifties and sixties that are BU and red. But if you look at the mintages from the mid fifties throught the sixties you'll see that there where hundreds of millions minted and sometimes almost 2 billion minted. These large mintages give room for many many cents to be saved at low expence.

Look and see if you have a large or small date 1960 cent.

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Dot

Hmmm... whether large mintage or small, a cent still costs a cent when new -- how does large mintage numbers make it more economical to save a certain date?

SmokeMonkey

its a large date.