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If the mint does discontinue the cent for circulation, I would hope that they would continue to put them in Proof sets. The coin has a long date run from 1793 to date with only the 1815 missing.
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He left a few inches of space at the top of each can, to allow for thermal expansion of the pennies...
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Hi Ricko, thanks. This post has taken some twists and turns since originally posted...
Hi Joe...
I'll still save my copper cents until I can get a premium for them.
I hear the proceeds from auctioning the last Lincoln Proof sets will allow the National Zoo to buy a pair of unicorns...
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@Joe_360:
We already discussed this April Fools article, back on May 29:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1058133/end-of-the-road-for-the-cent-no-its-not-nevermind-it-was-an-april-fools-post
Please edit the title of your post to add "APRIL FOOLS" at the start.
Otherwise, people who read the thread titles but not every post will be misinformed by the title.
If the mint does discontinue the cent for circulation, I would hope that they would continue to put them in Proof sets. The coin has a long date run from 1793 to date with only the 1815 missing.
He left a few inches of space at the top of each can, to allow for thermal expansion of the pennies...
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