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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 648214, member: 66&quot;]But there have been period in the past couple of years when even the zinc cent has had metal value OVER the face value resulting in a sale at a loss.&nbsp; Currently the metal value is slightly less than face, but you also need to figure in the cost of manufacturing.&nbsp; Making them isn&#039;t free and when you add the cost of the metal and the cost of manufacturing you are looking at a loss again.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Believe it or not, no they wouldn&#039;t.&nbsp; Most of the mints cent production each year is just to replace the ones that disappear into hoards and aren&#039;t re-circulated.&nbsp; When they stop production there will be cent shortages fairly quickly.&nbsp; The public will see this as the cent becoming a scarce item which will result in even more hoarding.&nbsp; Once it is learned the mint is not producing them the story will go around that they aren&#039;t making them anymore and they are going to become rare.&nbsp; (The old &quot;They&#039;re going to be recalled&quot; rumor will probably also start making the rounds.)&nbsp; This will result is widespread hoarding and the cents will very quickly disappear from circulation completely.&nbsp; Very few people will be willing to let go of their hoard of &quot;rare Lincoln cents&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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