It's hard to toss back something that has withstood time in circulation to remain in fine condition. And for a cent, easy to set aside for the collection. But here is something I learned from our fellow enthusiasts: In a question, are you a hoarder or a collector? I'm not certain that the line from one to the other is clearly identifiable and surely, not the same from person-to-person. But it did get me to consider if I was hanging onto things that really add little to a collection and more towards clutter under my desk (WARNING: Do not look under my desk). And if I cashed in the hoard, would I be able to buy something I really wanted for my collection? Good questions to ponder. Full disclosure: I had a hoard of Cents and Nickels that I accumulated over the years...saving anything 'old'. Then I learned about variety coins and then the hoard grew larger. I kept 'new' and 'old' to search through. At the start, I wasn't sure what varieties to hunt for so I inevitably researched the searched change I was keeping several times. Then, in a glorious effort to make legroom under the desk, I rolled and cashed in the hoard. But...then I learned of other varieties I should have been hunting for...and my hoard was gone. So I rebuilt the hoard...and repeated the search/research practices. And now...I'm back to making another glorious effort to make legroom. I'm sure I'll be sad that I cashed in the hoard...but less so. Also, I've accumulated thousands of LWC and thousands of older Jeffersons. I've created tubes by date/mm for many of the mintage dates...so what should I do with the thousands that didn't merit a plastic tube? Or for dates/mm's where I have several rolls of the same thing? Honestly, I need to clean those out too. Too much space taken up by the excess rolls. I claim I'm a collector...but I know the truth. I'm a collector with disabilities. ;-)
I would keep it. I keep all lustrous red 60's and 70's cents, I take them when they come. Get yourself some plastic coin tubes and keep them. Why not? Like the others said, it's only a cent. It's not like its a 100 dollar bill.
I'd definitely keep it if I came across it. It's in really great shape for the age plus it's a "S" mint (San Francisco).
It’s a nice coin, and it has no buying power. So why not keep it? It was the first “S Mint” coin, with the mint mark, qissued for general circulation since 1955.
I've been searching rolls for years and still haven't managed to fill a roll of 1968S cents! Definitely a keeper IMO!
