Informative article I googled this morning ...

HokieHiGuyGood day and yes, I'm a Hokie (Virginia Tech). The last week has been great reading of all journals posted.There is quite a variety of personalities involved that affords us all fresh perspectives of our common love - collecting coins.I can't help but compare the UHR exceitement to that of the baseball card industry and its "rare inserts". To be exact,"buy a box of Fleer and hope to get a Frank Thomas Elite....buy a UHR and hope to get a 70 !!!. I have 1950's and 1960's baseball cards. The ole Yankees suchas Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Clete Boyer to name a few.I also must admit I have complete sets of 1989-1998 Upper Deck.(A 1989 Upper Deck Set is equivalent to a 1986 Silver Eagle I suppose if you were to compare the two hobbies.Back to the Lincoln cents.... It is exciting. I will increase my collection of wheats, but I can't wait to get the new issues and hustle them off to NGC. For all to see I found the following information on the net this morning. Please noticethe comments of the composition of the issues.The new one-cent reverse designs will be issued at approximately three-month intervals throughout 2009. The Secretary of the Treasury approved the designs for the coins after consultation with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, and after review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. Reverse inscriptions will continue to include "United States of America," "E Pluribus Unum" and "One Cent." And the four 2009 Abraham Lincoln one-cent coins will maintain the same metal content (2.5% copper, balance zinc) and other specifications as the current one-cent coin. These coins will be issued for circulation in quantities to meet the demands of commerce. In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury shall mint and issue numismatic one-cent coins in 2009 with the exact metallic content as contained in the 1909 one-cent coin (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc). These numismatic versions will be included in the United States Mint?s annual product offerings. Best to all.... HokieHiGuy