I STILL haven't seen a "P" penny from circulation

I used to live in NJ you could see only - P - not any others. When I was driving trough Northern States I saw only - D - . Than I question where is circulate - S - pennies ???

 

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San Francisco minting - S - pennies , right. Where are circulating those - S - pennies ????

 

I believe S coins are only made for sale to collectors. In earlier years they circulated but not anymore.

 

I pay very little attention to U.S. coins anymore, which is one reason why I haven't gone out and bought one of these yet. But I remember seeing the news that these were coming out and I've always kept an eye out but not seen one.

 

In GENERAL, areas east of the Mississippi river get Philadelphia coins and areas west of the river get Denver coins. Now that isn't a hard and fast rule and sometimes areas close to one side of the Mississippi will get coins normally sent to the other side

 

Other than 1979 S and 80 S SBA dollars, San Francisco hasn't made any S mint coins for circulation since 1974.

 

I'd refine it to areas east of Illinois.

 

Federal Reserve districts, people. I thought we covered this. Post #16. The Federal Reserve does have duties besides making Patrick Heller crazy, after all.

 

I'm out west. I've seen lots of 2017D and 2018D cents but 2107P? Not one, but then, I didn't find a 2008 Hawaii quarter, P or D, in circulation until last year .

 

I understand S Penny - Proof and Deep Cameo - are minted only for collectors and investors .But even this pennies is very hard to touch them unless you over pay somebody on eBay. But those regular pennies - S - where they circulating ????

 

Speaking of the devil, I got one in change today.

 

A devil? Wow, how did you know?

 

Everywhere and nowhere in particular. They tend to be saved and held when found.

 

It was red!

 

there are lots of 2017 p here in PR

 

Sorry to dredge this thread from the dead, but I see it got a fresh "like". I'm just reporting that I'm starting to see more 2017-P cents starting to show up in South Central PA. Be patient, help is coming.

 

Since I replied in this thread last month I got several in change in north central WI.

 

Yes, I'm also seeing more 2017-P's in circulation, mostly close to mint but a few that look like a well circulated Zinc cent. I have only found 1 2018 in circulation here.

 

In Atlanta I started getting a lot of uncirculated looking 2018 "P" cents (no actual P on them) almost immediately as early as January, and also tons of 2017 P (with P on them) last year - not sure when it started because I wasn't paying attention.

I also get a lot of D mint uncirculated looking 2017/2018 cents. It must have to do with living near a branch of the Federal Reserve Bank which I believe is the initial distributor of new coins.