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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 454180, member: 15062&quot;]There were actually over 1.5 <u>million</u> aluminum cents dated 1974.&nbsp; They were minted in 1973 with the expectation that they would be approved by congress and released in 1974.&nbsp; To give congress an idea what the cents were like, one was &quot;loaned&quot; to each congressman to examine.&nbsp; Congress, however, folded to the copper industry and didn&#039;t pass the new legislation.&nbsp; The coins passed out in congress were supposed to be returned, and most of them were, with the estimated exception of 10-15 pieces.&nbsp; One of those was probably the speciman seen above.&nbsp; There is one legal and uncontested 1974 aluminum cent - it is in the Smithsonian coin collection and is on public view.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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