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TomD | 05-15-2009 07:42 AM
New penny design in circulation 1 Attachment(s) Not what you wold call earth shattering but sorta cool- US Mint unveils new Lincoln penny in Indiana LINCOLN CITY, Ind. � Nearly 3,000 people gathered at a southern Indiana park for the release of a new penny that pays homage to Abraham Lincoln's years as a Hoosier. The penny's release Thursday at Lincoln State Park created traffic jams and a quarter-mile-long line filled with coin collectors and Lincoln enthusiasts carrying umbrellas to ward off the rain. Some waited for hours to get rolls of the newly minted coins that depict � on the back side � a teenage Lincoln reading a book while taking a break from rail splitting. Lincoln lived from age 7 to 21 in Spencer County in an area about 30 miles northeast of Evansville. Most of the pennies were sold at face value to coin collecting fans who could get up to six rolls, but several hundred of the new coins were given away as souvenirs to young people. U.S. Mint Director Edmond C. Moy says about 700 million of the Indiana pennies will eventually be in circulation. ___ May 15, 2009 - 12:36 a.m.

smullen | 05-15-2009 10:21 AM
Re: New penny design in circulation Still not seen any 2009 coins in circulation here in St. Louis... The only 09's I've seen are ones I've bought (overpaid for) at the mint..

Turner-son | 05-15-2009 11:28 AM
Re: New penny design in circulation So, this is the second of the four pennies to be released this year, right? I have two of the first batch that I actually received as change almost right after they were released. Still the only two I've seen so far...

Junk Woody | 05-15-2009 12:07 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation I'd like to eventually pick up a roll of each of the different designs once they are all released. Whats a good price for 4 rolls of 2009 cents? $10 ?

Cassius | 05-15-2009 12:53 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation Here's the new penny design Obama and the Nonfederal Reserve have in store for us: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...l,_obverse.jpg

grooveboi | 05-15-2009 01:03 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation But the big question is -- WHAT IS IT MADE OF? Any bets on plastic? Groove

goldsilverman | 05-15-2009 01:13 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation What crap, I guess the days of two dimensional structures are gone and I bet this is another one of those shallow reliefs.

madfranks | 05-15-2009 03:43 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation The four new Lincoln Cents are some of the worst coins produced by the mint. First the size of the "canvas" of the cent on which to put a design is far too small for the complex scenes they're putting on them. Look at the simplicity of the cent from it's inception to 1958 when the wheat cent ended - it was always a simple wreath or similar with "one cent" stamped on it. Now they're trying to show scenes of Lincoln's life on them?!? Also, they're still made of zinc, so it doesn't do anything for people who appreciate metals either. It is just another scam by the mint to make a ton of new designs so they can charge suckers massive premiums. I'd rather spend ten bucks on ten murcury dimes than a roll of these coins.

Buyingsilvers | 05-15-2009 04:12 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation Ordered 10 rolls from the mint (the limit) and plan on ordering more from the 'rents house. These mint rolls are "limited". Check out the "LP1" sales on ebay. They sell for 600% the mint price.

SilverRanger | 05-15-2009 07:19 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation No "In God we trust" it seems.

HistoryStudent | 05-15-2009 07:42 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverRanger (Post 1724685) No "In God we trust" it seems.
In tokens we trust? Zinc and tin - because copper and nickel are too expensive? :cry1:

buff01 | 05-15-2009 08:45 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation I'm always interested in new coins, but they'd be a lot better without the images of a mass murderer on them.

TomD | 05-16-2009 08:56 AM
Re: New penny design in circulation Personally, I've never seen one but would like to at least check them out. Is the mint dong a proof? That would be worth a couple of bucks just to throw on the pile.

Bill57 | 05-17-2009 12:14 AM
Re: New penny design in circulation Images of Hitler on the coin?!

MoMoney | 05-20-2009 02:51 AM
Re: New penny design in circulation I have not seen the "Kramer" cent in circulation yet....:hissyfit_m: not have I seen the "Log Cabin" lincoln cent in circulation either! The only place I've seen them are on my desk in nice Mint wrappers & they were grossly overpaid for! :s15:

Mined Games | 05-20-2009 10:47 AM
Re: New penny design in circulation I got a log cabin penny the other day when I was sorting through a roll. I thought it was a foreign coin of some sort before I examined it more closely.

HistoryStudent | 05-20-2009 02:44 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassius (Post 1724158) Here's the new penny design Obama and the Nonfederal Reserve have in store for us: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...l,_obverse.jpg
With all the money they just printed over the last 7 months (a doubling) it should be a TWO DOLLAR BILL. The TWO dollar BILL is COMING due TO soon - TOO! TWO TO TOO get it? :111::111::111:

HistoryStudent | 05-20-2009 02:48 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation Quote:
Originally Posted by Mined Games (Post 1730257) I got a log cabin penny the other day when I was sorting through a roll. I thought it was a foreign coin of some sort before I examined it more closely.
Obummers 3,000,000 jobs lost and 10 Million to go - :111:USSA? It is a foreign coin! :111::111::111::111:

Mined Games | 05-20-2009 04:20 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation Quote:
Originally Posted by HistoryStudent (Post 1730724) Obummers 3,000,000 jobs lost and 10 Million to go - :111:USSA? It is a foreign coin! :111::111::111::111:
I wonder if China had any input on the design? Come to think of it, that log cabin kinda looks like a character from the Chinese alphabet!:biggrin:

Ag_man | 05-20-2009 04:45 PM
Re: New penny design in circulation Quote:
Originally Posted by buff01 (Post 1724774) I'm always interested in new coins, but they'd be a lot better without the images of a mass murderer on them.
Evidently you've missed the Mints new series; "Great Tyrants and Murderers of the 19th & 20th Century". The Joe Stalin coin is really cool!! :biggrin::wink:

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