the mint hold the 600,000,000 cent just for the sake that they can sell the two rolls set first. and it works. total mintage for cent this year could reach 5 to 6 billions pieces.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT. I HAVE NOT PURCHASED ROLLS OR RECEIVED ANY IN CHANGE FROM ANY BANKS, ...JUST LOCAL VENDORS. THE 09D ROLLS I PURCHASED ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING: 1.HEB (GROCERY STORE IN BEE CAVE TEXAS OFF HWY 71) ((NOTICED PENNIES IN CHANGE AND NOTICED A ROLL IN CASH REGISTER DRAWER AT CHECK OUT AND ASKED TO BUY THE ROLL…SHE SOLD ME 1, WENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE WINDOW AND ASK IF THEY HAVE NEW ROLLS OF PENNIES…PURCHASED 5 )). 2.McDONALDS (SOUTH AUSTIN, TEXAS) ((NOTICED PENNIES IN CHANGE AND NOTICED ROLLS IN CASH REGISTER DRAWER, SO I ASKED FOR A ROLL OR TWO…SHE SOLD ME 2 )). ALSO THE TWO CONVENIENCE STORES NEAR ME HAVE GIVEN ME CHANGE OF THE 09 LINCOLNS…ASKED FOR ROLLS BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN’T SELL THEIR ROLLS. SO I ASKED FOR A FEW MORE AND GOT A DIMES WORTH. MY SIBLINGS ALSO COLLECT AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED SOME IN CHANGE RECENTLY (NORTH AND SOUTH AUSTIN, TEXAS AREA). I HAVE READ THAT 09 LINCOLNS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED CIRCULATING IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. SORRY TO HEAR “NON CIRCULATING IN CO” HOPE THEY DO SOON. THEY ARE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE? PS. I HAVE ORDERED 10 ROLLS (5 SETS OF P AND D) FROM THE US MINT AT A PREMIUM OF $8.95 PER SET. http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wc...1&parent_category_rn=10156&top_category=10156 PSS. I DID ASK THE PEOPLE AT THE HEB MENTIONED ABOVE FROM WHERE DID THEY GET THE 09D LINCOLN PENNY ROLLS AND THEY STATED THAT THEY GET THEIR ROLLED COINS FROM THE BANK. NAME OF BANK UNKNOWN WHEN ASKED. I WILL ASK A MANAGER OR SOMEONE ELSE NEXT VISIT AND ALSO IF THEY STILL HAVE ANYMORE DENVER ROLLS THEY WILL SELL ME.