The penny came strainght from the mint so it couldnt have been a novelty item
2007-08-24 08:51:04 · 4 answers · asked by sportster 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Is it stamped 12-31-1975? I have one of those and am curious as well. Sorry I couldn't help, but interesting question.
2007-08-24 08:59:58 · answer #1 · answered by ilikedagwoods 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the time of the US Bicentennial (1976), there was no special penny issued.
In 2005, President Bush authorized a special penny to celebrate the 200th annviersary of Lincoln's birth, but it will not be issued from the mints until 2009. http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/press/news/news12230527.php
During the early 1970s, the price of copper rose to a point where the cent almost contained more than one cent's worth of copper. This led the Mint to test alternate metals, including aluminum and bronze-clad steel. Aluminum was chosen, and over 1.5 million of these cents were struck and ready for public release before ultimately being rejected. About a dozen aluminum cents are believed to still be in the hands of collectors, although they are now considered illegal, and are subject to seizure by the Secret Service. One aluminum cent was donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
IF you're discussing another countries coinage, please let us know.
2007-08-24 20:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bicentennial pennies don't exist. and it couldn't have come "straight from the mint" because America's bicentennial was in 1976
2007-08-24 15:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by mauvestorm13 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 POINTs
2007-08-24 16:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋