When exactly are they going to start minting the "Shield Pennies"?

and I'm in Northern Maine, so when do you think we're going to get 'em? Would banks have BU rolls of 'em? I want a few for my collection. Then if I have any kids I could pass those few down to them before I die!

 

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From what I have heard, we won't see any for at least three months. Some banks will surely get Unc rolls (boxes), but if I remember correct, they don't have a choice between new or recycled cents when they order in boxes, so it will be hit or miss on uncirculated coins just like any other year.

 

Fear not dear cent collectors, you can bet that the US Mint will be offering P&D Rolls for sale when they become available. They wouldn't pass up the opportunity to make $8.00 off the public ..it would be like shooting fist in a barrel.

You can expect they will be packaged like the lincoln cent rolls of 2009 with fancy mint paper. Who would pass up the opportunity to sell $1.00 worth of copper coated zinc for $8.95 plus $5.95 S&H. They will laugh all the way to the bank as they fly off the shelves. What did PT Barum say about suckers?

 

.....i believe you're 100% correct!

 

You can fool some of the people all time you can fool all of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. -PT Barnum

 

I agree that they probably will offer these for the first year. However, nobody has to buy them, as they aren't exactly twisting our arms here.
Guy~

 

You will have fifty years to get the shield reverse.

I am expecting threads shortly about people hoarding memorial cents as the mint is not making them anymore.

 

You mean the limited edition, sold out, never to be released or minted again by law Memorial Lincoln Cents? I'm sure that they are going for at least $19.95 a roll on TV right now!

 

Here is the schedule that i have found from the usmint.gov website that can help you see up coming productions. (Sorry if this is high jacking your thread..I saw Lincoln 1 Dollar Coin rolls (thinking the pennies but the more I think about it, the more I think they are talking about the 1 dollar coins)

12/30/2009 Zachary Taylor $1 Coin Cover (P32)
1/12/2010 Northern Mariana Islands Official First Day Coin Cover 1/22/2010 2010 Native American $1 Coin Rolls
1/29/2010 2010 Kennedy Half-Dollar Bag and Two-Roll Set
February 2010 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™ February Millard Fillmore $1 Coin Rolls
February 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar
March First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Abigail Fillmore March Abigail Fillmore Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
March 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar
March/April United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ - Millard Fillmore
April Millard Fillmore $1 Coin Cover
April 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Uncirculated Set (P&D)
April America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set - Hot Springs (AR)
May 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set™
May Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Rolls
May/June 2010 United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set™
June America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set - Yellowstone (WY)
June First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Jane Pierce
June Jane Pierce Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
June United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ - Franklin Pierce July Franklin Pierce $1 Coin Cover
July 2010 United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set®
July/August 2010 United States Mint Proof Set®
July/August America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set - Yosemite (CA) August 2010 American Eagle Platinum Proof Coin
August James Buchanan $1 Coin Rolls
August/September 2010 United States Mint Silver Proof Set™ September First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Buchanan’s Liberty
September Buchanan’s Liberty Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
September America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set - Grand Canyon (AZ)
September United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ - James Buchanan
September/October James Buchanan $1 Coin Cover
November America the Beautiful Quarters™ Bags and Two-Roll Set - Mount Hood
(OR)
November Abraham Lincoln $1 Coin Rolls
December First Spouse Series One-Half Ounce Gold Coin – Mary Todd Lincoln
December Mary Todd Lincoln Bronze Medal 1 5/16"
December First Spouse Bronze Medal Series:
Four-Medal Set December United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set™ - Abraham Lincoln
December Abraham Lincoln $1 Coin Cover

 

Yea, those would be the ones!! Don't miss out, they were limited to about 500 billion pieces. :kewl:

(maybe more, here is a link to the mintage figures here)

 

When did Barnum hijack Abe Lincoln's comment?

 

They most likely already are minting them. Typical Mint procedure is to begin striking the following years coins in December or even late November in order to have a stockpile ready for release in early January.

 

You are correct Sir! The Barnum quote is said to be - "There is a sucker born every minute."

 

If they were smart, sometime late last month.

 

While you wait, you can gaze at my avatar.

 

Ohh, ahhhhh!!

I do think they will be nice looking. I can't wait, I'm tired of the memorial rev.

 

....of course the obverse is getting a little tiresome too.