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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 1957903, member: 31533&quot;]I got one really beat up one in change back in 2004.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But these are all anecdotal stories, none of these address the &#039;odds&#039; of finding one in circulation. And I doubt you will ever find out what the odds are. Now if you are asking if there are some in circulation, I would say yes there are, and you may at some point, if you are looking find yourself the recipient of one. But I wouldn&#039;t say there are any &#039;odds&#039; attached to it. Any time that you have more years go between now and the time a piece of money was issued, it becomes more problematic in finding some in circulation, but the odds are much better that you will come across something you would not expect to find and be very pleased with it. Whether it is a particular coin or a coin that is in great condition that should not be circulating as such right now (witness the 1955 d lincoln cent I got yesterday in a roll of pennies.... it is approximately a MS-63 RD. There is no way that anyone can say what the odds are of finding a 1950s lincoln cent in uncirculated condition in change or in a regular roll of cents --- i.e., one that is mixed with mostly current years (say the last 10-20 years) because no studies have been done and also even if studies are done on what people have found, you would be limited to conditions at the time and unusual circumstances. </p><p><br /></p><p>But keep looking. I happen to be looking for a number of coins and occasionally one does pop up. One of my criteria for coins I want are coins that are pre-1970 in MS state, preferably MS63 or above. Occasionally I do find some.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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