Hey LEAP...some coppers are leaping in value!

Lincoln cent values climb
10/20/2006
By Mark Ferguson
COIN VALUES Market Analyst
As a result, we have seen values for many Lincoln cents grading Mint State 60 through 64 leap very high in comparison with their previous levels. A few extreme examples are among those grading MS-60 brown: the 1934-D Lincoln cent, rising from $12 to $35; the 1935-S, up from $6.50 to $35; and the 1942-S, rising from $2.50 to $12. Examples in MS-64 red include the 1947 Lincoln cent, rising from $2.50 to $7.50, and the 1951-S cent, up from $1.50 to $10.
These values haven't all of a sudden shot up because there's a run on these coins. Values have been gradually rising in the wholesale market, now requiring a meaningful retail adjustment in their values. (It should be noted again that the examples cited are extreme, not the norm. But they illustrate signs of the very strong demand for the Lincoln cent series.)
10/20/2006
By Mark Ferguson
COIN VALUES Market Analyst
As a result, we have seen values for many Lincoln cents grading Mint State 60 through 64 leap very high in comparison with their previous levels. A few extreme examples are among those grading MS-60 brown: the 1934-D Lincoln cent, rising from $12 to $35; the 1935-S, up from $6.50 to $35; and the 1942-S, rising from $2.50 to $12. Examples in MS-64 red include the 1947 Lincoln cent, rising from $2.50 to $7.50, and the 1951-S cent, up from $1.50 to $10.
These values haven't all of a sudden shot up because there's a run on these coins. Values have been gradually rising in the wholesale market, now requiring a meaningful retail adjustment in their values. (It should be noted again that the examples cited are extreme, not the norm. But they illustrate signs of the very strong demand for the Lincoln cent series.)
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i have noticed lately some rising values of these cents.
copper cents now have about 2.4 cents of copper in them as well.
my family went through approx $200 in cents this weekend looking for coppers.