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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 209997, member: 68&quot;]In addition to the large number of pre-&#039;65 issues that get checked for </p><p>gems and varieties and then spent, there is also the simple fact that the</p><p>penny is worthless.&nbsp; In fact it&#039;s less than worthless since handling and </p><p>counting costs exceed their face value.&nbsp; This means that many people </p><p>refuse to deal with them in one way or another.&nbsp; Lots of people throw </p><p>them in the garbage and billions are lost each year to the landfills and in-</p><p>cinerators.&nbsp; This is a shame since they are toxic and will leach out of the </p><p>landfills for many years.&nbsp; But more people just toss them in sock drawers</p><p>or buckets.&nbsp; This creates a very low velocity for these coins and some can </p><p>actually sit out of circulation for decades.&nbsp; Eventually they can reenter </p><p>circulation and will be high grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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