1968 S Lincoln Cents

Are 1968 S Lincoln cents worth saving or spending?

 

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Is the photo of your coin or simply one you found online?

I'm not going to sit here and address every imaginable possibility, so perhaps it would be best if you narrowed your question some and provided details as to exactly what you're talking about.

 

If that's the coin you have, I'd keep it. It's not overly rare or expensive, but anyone putting together a date-and-mint-mark set would love to have it.

 

Judging from the OP's other threads, I'd guess that he has nothing better to do. At least we can be thankful that he doesn't have a hammer & chisel in his hands.

Chris

 

Andy1939, there were over a quarter BILLION cents made in San Fran in 1968. So while they aren't seen very often, they are not rare and are thus only worth a cent in circulated condition. Examples in prestine mint state or proofs of course are worth more.

 

I'd say that's a very safe assumption, as is the possibility someone is fibbing about his age. That said, I can think of a way his hammer and chisel can be put to good use...

 

I don't think he's fibbing about his age because I know a few people over 70 who don't think or act their age but they sure look their age, lol.

 

That's not what I was basing it upon, but if you say so. Fortunately, I can still pass for being significantly younger than I am, so I'll have to take your word here as well.

Welcome to the forum, William.

 

Thank you, I see there are some fun characters here.

 

That's certainly a nice way to put it.

It's a good forum over all, and most of the regulars are good folks more than willing to help others even if it doesn't always show.

 

Speaking of fun characters my 89 year old grandpa is a crazy character, he does crazy voices and tries to be funny, it's almost like he's channeling Robin Williams when he was in his prime craziness.

 

89, huh? Are you sure you don't mean W.C. Fields instead of Robin Williams?

Chris

 

I think he's more like Robin Williams when he does the crazy voices and characters, lol.

 

Since you know my age, what's your age?

 

Trying to stay on topic, S mint coins were always scarce
in pocket change in N.E. Tenn. I used to buy bags of wheats
in the mid to late 70's. After 40-45 bags I sold off everything
but one roll set 1941-1958 and the S mints. Always a favorite
with me. Still have 70+ mixed 1968-74 S mint rolls that I
bought 35 years ago.They were circ. finds from a dealer.

 

Mental or physical?

When one childishly steals photos from other websites and alters them without divulging their efforts, it's not a sign of great maturity.

 

Responding to tibor's post above, Just thinking out loud here, but I would propose that after 40 years, the distribution of coins between p/d/s would have evened out fairly evenly. Take 1974 for example (since the math is easy). The mintages of both the P and D were a tad over 4 billion each while the S was a much lower 400 million or a ratio of 10:1. In 1975, a person in DC never saw a 1974S while in LA, the phillies were unusual. But now, 4 decades later, I would expect to see that 10:1 ratio and, while I haven't done any scientific studies, just casual observation would seem to bear that out. I don't see 74's often but when I do, the mint distribution probably fall into that range.

Of course, as each year passes and an additional 10 billion cents are added to the pool, the population of the 68 to 74 S-mints continues to decrease mathematically thus adding to the common notion that they are "rare" when, in fact, they are simply a minority in an ever-increasing pile of cents.

 

I see nothing childish about having a great picture to go with the topic and besides people steal pictures all the time just look at facebook and you'll see lots of examples of that and the picture you see of the 1968 S Lincoln cent is one that my grandson helped to pick out.

 

Mintages of S mint cents 1968-74 were were a small
fraction compared to their Philly/Denver outputs. Even
during the minting period they were rare and even rarer
in my area. The time frame also suffers from the copper
hoarders and the 20X loupe crowd looking for errors.

 

That's you justification: everyone else does it so you can too? One would think a man of your supposed age would know better.

You do realize that photos are automatically copyrighted from the very moment they're taken, right? I've doubts this would constitute fair use, and unless the owner gave permission for it to be freely used, it's not wise to assume it's there for the taking. If you possess the photoshop skills necessary to alter it as you have, surely you're also capable of simply taking your own.

If the coin shown in the OP was truly picked out by your grandson, do you really need us to say if it's worth saving or not?