Mr.Bill347

Modern coins are too boring 😱 I know I’ve spent a lot of time and money on them. But, my favorite issues are the Walking Liberty and the Franklin half

VkurtB just curious as to how they are made? Do they start with a burnished planchette or use a scotchbrite pad. Lol 😆 seriously I need to know. I don’t have any burnished ones and RWB’s book didn’t mention the process in his book. TIA

It absolutely is unfair to us average joes. I guess it has been a practice for quite a few years. If they didn’t offer the option to these resellers, 1. it would reduce demand 2. keep prices lower When one of these guys buys skids of monster boxes. I’m sure it is hard to say no!

Gbrad, I’m going to pick one up to go along with this one, which is excellent.

With all due respect, removing Cents from the poor? Racist? Gimme a break!

Well I got sucked in to the ploy! I’m usually not a gullible person , it BarelyHereBare got me here. It wasn’t anywhere near April 1, so I let my guard down. BHB your just another troll!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/02/penny-not-going-away-yet/1958995/

If Roger is suggesting it, how far from reality can it be?

Even if it was a joke (poor joke), It very well may become a reality. Canada discontinued theirs in 2012.

https://cashmoneylife.com/us-mint-cease-penny-production/ i CAN'T VOUCH FOR THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS ARTICLE

Apparently the US Mint is going to begin a buy back program to attempt to reclaim the 23 trillion pennies out there. Because so many remain, and because stores wont ACCEPT them after a given date., I would expect the graded and proof and mint cent pennies to increase somewhat in value. But, because so many people have collected them for so long, it makes me doubt that. I have every penny except the 1909 S VDB so I can tell you mine are going nowhere. I don't care if I can spend them or not, That isn't why I got them in the first place. I will attempt to get in on the 2023 Proof which will be limited to 50,000, but as usual they think they can sell them for $179. Yep, the mint plans on creating more chaos!. Canada discontinued theirs without all the hype, and you can still get mint rolls of them specially wrapped which I bought for 18.99 now (24.99). So 100 10 year old mint state Canadian pennies are worth around 2.5C. Not really an investment so I wont be scurrying out to buy up all the mint rolls that I can. I might pick of three rolls of 2022 just for the memory. We have known for some time that the penny wasn't worth the cost of manufacturing. Long term, the older more rare cents should increase. That's my two cents worth. As a side effect, expect state and local sales taxes to increase to round up to the nearest nickel as well to make accounting easier for stores and cashiers. Now if they eventually make it illegal to own, that is a whole different game!

Watching the last episode of Band of brothers last night where easy company went into Berchtesgaden and then to the Eagles nest. Their depiction is first, the actual Eagles Nest today, and finally pictures from my Father in law, SSG JohnP. Moulton Sr. in Memory of all those who served and all who gave all.

Agree and offer my thanks too. I am a vet, and I appreciate when people show gratitude. I always tell people that I’m 73 but would be 75 except I was in the Army for two years.

Besides the seller holding it in bare hands, would you think this coin is worth $120?

Thank you Roger, I agree, and glad to add it to my Ben Franklin’s

Brings to Mind the watch from Pulp Fiction 😝

Funny thing, this coin looks better in hand than the sellers picture (below) and it was only $33 shipped

Just received today. Very nice.

All I know is that because 14 millions lessens the chance that any hoard would add tremendous value to it.

Well they minted over 14 million of them. I would guess a small premium over melt.

One more Brian May - “Queen” uses a sixpence as a pick and has one on his homemade lifetime Hofstra guitar, RED.

1936 D Cincinnati Music Center US half Dollar commemorative.

Slick; I feel that you do have some redeeming qualities. You just need to simply start over, begin fresh, offer legitimate questions with clear cropped pictures of coins and the pros here (certainly not me), will provide you with knowledgeable, informative answers. When you inject your opinions, and quote others whom you do not know, you step in you own xxit. I’m not saying beg for forgiveness, but try to change your tone a little. Welcome to the forum.

Hey don’t take it personally ninja warrior!

Now you have your two cents worth.