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<p>[QUOTE="paddyman98, post: 5459377, member: 44615"]A good read..</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://coinweek.com/coins/coin-profiles/us-coins-coin-profiles/united-states-1980-p-lincoln-cent/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/coins/coin-profiles/us-coins-coin-profiles/united-states-1980-p-lincoln-cent/" rel="nofollow">https://coinweek.com/coins/coin-profiles/us-coins-coin-profiles/united-states-1980-p-lincoln-cent/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting statement..</p><p>Quote - "In 1974, then-Mint Director Mary Brooks publicly encouraged people to spend cents rather than hoarding them, and new rules were promulgated that made melting down cents punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or five years in prison." Closed quote</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1237690[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="4"><b><i>Coin Specifications</i></b></font></p><p>Country: USA</p><p>Year Of Issue: 1980</p><p>Denomination: One Cent</p><p>Mint Mark: None (Philadelphia)</p><p>Mintage: <b><span style="color: #ff0000">7,414,705,000 </span></b></p><p>Alloy: .950 copper, 0.05 tin and zinc</p><p>Weight: 3.11 g</p><p>Diameter: 19.05 mm</p><p>Edge: Plain</p><p>OBV Designer Victor David Brenner</p><p>REV Designer Frank Gasparro</p><p>Quality: Business Strike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="paddyman98, post: 5459377, member: 44615"]A good read.. [URL]https://coinweek.com/coins/coin-profiles/us-coins-coin-profiles/united-states-1980-p-lincoln-cent/[/URL] Interesting statement.. Quote - "In 1974, then-Mint Director Mary Brooks publicly encouraged people to spend cents rather than hoarding them, and new rules were promulgated that made melting down cents punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 or five years in prison." Closed quote [ATTACH=full]1237690[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4][B][I]Coin Specifications[/I][/B][/SIZE] Country: USA Year Of Issue: 1980 Denomination: One Cent Mint Mark: None (Philadelphia) Mintage: [B][COLOR=#ff0000]7,414,705,000 [/COLOR][/B] Alloy: .950 copper, 0.05 tin and zinc Weight: 3.11 g Diameter: 19.05 mm Edge: Plain OBV Designer Victor David Brenner REV Designer Frank Gasparro Quality: Business Strike[/QUOTE]
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