US mint ramping cent production for 2009

eagames · Expert Member

Funny math.....

You would expect if they made 4 circulating designs they would split the number normaly needed by 4 and make that many of each type and have the same total. Instead they're making a lot more cents for 2009. They must think everyone will hoard a few rolls of each type like state quarters.

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=4126f038-447e-41c7-bbec-8934b0a5474d

Dick · Expert Member

ED, the link you posted, just goes to prove what I have said for many years: If you want to know what is going on on this country, read the foreign news! listen to the foreign brodcast, and TV. they have nothing to gain, or lose, by telling it like it is!
Dick

fiddle-fart · Veteran Member

Well whats up with what I've been hearing lately about the new money that is supposed to be coming out. I think they will be called AMERO.

Anybody else hear about it

Mike

GarryN · Expert Member

I still believe there should be an attempt to create a cent that is identical to the original 1909 obverse design and texture. That would be too much to ask. They redesigned Monticello on the nickel in 2008 to more closely match the original design. Why cant the do it with the cent, at least in a collectible format.

KurtS · Senior Member

I suspect that makes news in Canada primarily because they are a large copper and nickel source...I'm not sure about zinc though. I wonder how many actual cents minted that represents?

GarryN · Expert Member

Yea, Kurt, and make a matte proof while they are at it ! Is it too late to get it on the Republican platform? Laughing