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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 930405, member: 5233"]I think it's also important to know if you consider varieties important as well...as there are tons of them. There are also patterns. Patterns include the 1856 Flying Eagle Cent which is hard to come by and expensive (but out there) and the 1974 Aluminum Cent, which is like the 1933 St. Gaudens...just not available. Of course, there are also errors that are extremely expensive. Any of the 1943/1944 cents on the wrong type of planchet (copper for 1943, zinc for 1944) have commanded 6-figure prices in the past. </p><p><br /></p><p>But, if you are talking about "regular issue" cents, I believe that it is certainly obtainable if you have the money...at least for small cents (I don't collect large cents so I don't know).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Come on, can we please just let this go. I have been reading this same thing here for years. Some new person calls a cent a penny and someone has to say something. Face it, although not technically correct...many people refer to US cents as "pennies." It's a nickname handed down to us from across the pond. Let's just accept it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 930405, member: 5233"]I think it's also important to know if you consider varieties important as well...as there are tons of them. There are also patterns. Patterns include the 1856 Flying Eagle Cent which is hard to come by and expensive (but out there) and the 1974 Aluminum Cent, which is like the 1933 St. Gaudens...just not available. Of course, there are also errors that are extremely expensive. Any of the 1943/1944 cents on the wrong type of planchet (copper for 1943, zinc for 1944) have commanded 6-figure prices in the past. But, if you are talking about "regular issue" cents, I believe that it is certainly obtainable if you have the money...at least for small cents (I don't collect large cents so I don't know). Come on, can we please just let this go. I have been reading this same thing here for years. Some new person calls a cent a penny and someone has to say something. Face it, although not technically correct...many people refer to US cents as "pennies." It's a nickname handed down to us from across the pond. Let's just accept it.[/QUOTE]
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