![]() ![]() The Mint removed the Half-Cent in 1857 due to rising copper prices but also inflation, but I'll bet that it was an even more annoying coin to pay with, picture this: $7.59.5. This may be sad for a few people, but for average Americans it will remove the lowest denomination of coin, making it much easier to pay fo things. I am hopeful for the removal of a coin that causes an average person to dig through their change to find Pennies to pay Now this is the saddest for collectors who own varieties of Cents, and want to own more, newer, rarities or errors, but if we could stop the inflation which "birthed this sadness" then collecting would continue of later date Cents, so all though this is sad, there is nothing to be done. But, do to inflation, it has to be removed. One of the oldest, most historic, and having lots of rarities, the Cent is an important part of US history that we should try Now why is this sad? Think about the history. The reverse has been changed twice majorly(not including 2009 cents), but Victor David Brenner's depiction of Lincoln has stayed the same.įor history on the Lincoln Cent we're going to switch to Old Moke's blog, sort of like a crossover, so I don't make it to long, click the link below to continue.Īnd if you have visited Mokie's blog then you have the history of the Lincoln Cent. This coin is the oldest unchanged obverse we use in circulation. In 1909, you probably know what happened in this year. This year, but the most valuable Indian Head Cent, the 1877 (P), was minted in this year, and is very popular to collectors because of the suprisingly low mintage. In 1877, wait what! You make know there was nothing as much as a design change during I mention this because the Two Cent piece, a close neighbor to the Cent, was this coin. The Mint created the first coin with the motto "In God We Trust" which is used on coins today. The Mint added the initial L for Longacre halfway through the minting year, creating a rare variety. In 1864, two things happened of major importance. In 1859, the Indian Head Cent design, which was used for the next 50 years, was designed by James Longacre as well, became a popular design and was accepted much The design was called the Flying Eagle Cent and was designed by James B. During this time the Large Cent was still being minted up until 1857. In 1856, the first Small Cent was created. ![]() I would say it was a good design for that year. Now call Large Cents, were very well designed coins. This coin was minted in the Cent size of that time, what we In 1793, the first Cent was ever minted at the US Mint in Philadelphia. The nickle is also a waste of money and honestly the buying power of a single cent is nothing.Īnd it has been done before remember some places used to have a Honestly I wish we had been more aggressive, scrap the penny, nickle and quarter, keep the dime and introduce a half dollar. ![]()
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