Don't Count Out Lincoln Cents just yet..

Production of the Lincoln Cent will end when the final stock of blanks runs out — presumably in 2026 — which would coincidentally be the 250th anniversary of our nation's birth. That is correct, in the days of the Lincoln Cent, that venerable "penny," will soon be a nostalgic memory. The penny will remain legal tender, although its value in the current marketplace is but a ghostly shadow of its heyday. It will be sad to "live" through a coin being removed from annual production. Estimating that there are perhaps 200 billion Lincoln Cents remaining in circulation, I'm pretty sure that the Lincoln penny will not be just a memory in our lifetimes.

That said, within the coin world there is already a significant clamor and a move to secure untold scores of both copper and copper-clad cents, presumably for speculation as well as upcoming promotions. I know, I know — but it's a free country. For right now, I think acquiring some original Red BU rolls of Wheat-backed Lincolns from the early-to-mid 1950s would be an inexpensive and very rewarding enterprise. Those glowing red and gold coppers (especially ones over 60 years old) are bound to bring a smile to the old time collector and are sure to impress the younger set at least a little. At present, buyers are slowly raising the ante, and the coins abound in the $25 range for "original" red rolls. So be on the lookout for your "Wheaties!" Good luck hunting.

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