Is the penny getting a new look?

BBN

Sorry if it was already posted on this subject. I did a search and didn't find anything. Bewtween getting some bills paid off, building onto our home and a new baby last June i have been completely out of the loop for awhile. While reading the local paper the oter day they did an internet poll asking if people wanted the penny to change it's design. Has there been plans to give the cent a new look besides the 2009 talk I heard last year?

PutTogether

not that I'm aware of

BBN

Thanks for the reply. I don't know where they got their info.

flaminio

<< <i>Thanks for the reply. I don't know where they got their info. >>

It's generally presumed that something will happen to the cent in 2009, but as far as I know nothing has been officially sanctioned yet.

greymars

From what I heard, 2009 will be a change for the Lincoln, to coincide with the 100th year anniversary...the Coin Vault "said so" so it must be true??

WaterSport

With the popularity of the Mint changing coin designs, count on it happening. That is why every Lincoln collector is trying to finish their collection because once it changes...KABOOM! the whole series will get expensive over night! IMO

BBN

So what's everyone's thoughts? Will it get a facelift, a new face altogether or get retired and no more cents?

Prethen

It's definitely in the cards for a change for it's 100th anniversay in 2009. They just haven't settled on exactly how it will change. Personally, I think they just stop minting 'em. The would be a good change.

BBN

I'm from Illinois, but I hope that Illinois doesn't take the whiney baby apprach like VA did with the Virginia billboard nickel

fivecents

There has to be a 2009-S VDB cent. Make it a memorial cent with a mintage of 484,000(Oh Yeah). The memorial reverse design would stop the coin alterers from changing the 2009-S VDB to a 1909-S VDB.

BBN

A wheat reverse would be pretty nice

Theop

<< <i>There has to be a 2009-S VDB cent. Make it a memorial cent with a mintage of 484,000(Oh Yeah). The memorial reverse design would stop the coin alterers from changing the 2009-S VDB to a 1909-S VDB. >>



Doubt this would be a problem since in 1909 the cent actually had some relief to it, and now.... well, just look at one.

fivecents

<< <i>Doubt this would be a problem since in 1909 the cent actually had some relief to it, and now.... well, just look at one. >>

theop.....Thanks but I am well aware of this and don't need to pick one up and look at it. I am talking about THE NEWBIES being taken advantage of.


<< <i>A wheat reverse would be pretty nice >>

Wheat reverse would be awesome regardless of scamers possiably preying on newbies.

BBN

theop, is that a gourami in your avatar pic?

Deadhorse

Plans have have been in the works for this for some time. I have read it in a few places now over the last 18+ months.

A high-relief obverse in the sense that the Washington quarters got and a completely new reverse, though I've read of plans to do several commemorative reverses for 2009 only with one of them being the final reverse for the next 50 years or so which will be Lincoln's 250th birthday.

I think it's already a done deal as far as the changes to come, but what they are to be is either very secret or not yet determined.

BBN

I'd like to see a complete change. Go back to Lady liberty like the way it was on all coins for decades.

skydivdav

well, whatever they do i hope it's good, and not like some SQ's i've seen~~jmo.

ms70

They should stop it in 1908 for an even 100 years of production.