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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 26486957, member: 90692&quot;]The tear was absorbed by a french fry…:-(</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it is a shame…but the shortage is not my fault!&nbsp; Since 2020 I have returned to circulation over 2500 pennies, close to 40% of my cent collection at that time.&nbsp; Those returned constituted cents I had kept in error:&nbsp; damaged, excessive wear, die deterioration or corrosion. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also returned to the wild were Zinc cents suffering poor manufacture: planchet issues including egregious split-plating.&nbsp; Oh, I kept a few as specimens just so I could point to them and say “…see how badly they were made?”</p><p><br /></p><p>The rest are now owned by my sons, I enjoyed collecting them over the past 63 years, but it is now time for passing that baton.&nbsp; Just as it is that time in history for the passing of the cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>To stir the pot a little consider this…do you think anyone shed a tear when the half-cent, 2-cent or 3-cent coins were phased out?&nbsp; I would wager a few, but not very many. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will remember collecting cents…starting with IHC and wheat ears in 1962.</p><p>[USER=102022]@masterswimmer[/USER]&nbsp;&nbsp; [USER=115232]@SensibleSal66[/USER]</p><p>[USER=19765]@fretboard[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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