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Little under two days ago I posted about the last 2009 coins I found and then Kelly commented showing off her 2010 finds. Well wouldn't you know she must set some kind of butterfly effect in motion because I got a bunch of new finds in my change.

I got two new dollar bills, two new shield cents, and one new dime.

2010 Cent Philadelphia reverse and obverse

2010-P Dime, Obverse on top and reverse, some struck through grease damage

2009 $1 bill series up close

2009 $1.00 Bill, Obverse on top, reverse

The new cent is called the "Preservation of the Union" and depicts the Union shield popular during the Lincoln administration. My final verdict is that I like the design it is simple and tastes like copper.

The dime is 2010 and so far has twice the production of the 2009 and seems to be much more common in circulation. 2009 and 2010 will have lower montages than previous years but none of these coins will be considered rare. That said I still haven't found any 2009 nickels

The 2009 series dollar bill was actually first printed in February of 2010. This one in particular was printed  in April 2010 and is a bit bendy but not folded. The 2009 is a series reference not the actually date so for example if you have a 1950-D bill it was likely made in 1961-1962 so it is not from the 50s.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent  / United States
Year: 2010
Mintage: 873,230,000 (estimated to date)
Metal: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper
Value: $0.01 in EF-40

Type/Country: 10 Cents / United States
Year: 2010 P

Mintage: 236,500,000
Metal: 91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel
Value: $0.10  in EF-40

Type/Country: 1 Dollar / United States
Year: 2009
Date Printed: April 2010
Printings: 96,000,000
Run: Not yet known
Value: $1.00 in CU(crisp-uncirculated)

Thanks to the Mint News Blog for their US Mint Coin Production table which I use often.

I was surprised to see so many new pieces at one time but I guess this means a slow down in old coins and a better economy...doubt it.

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Where Did 2009 Go?

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I have kept records of most coins I find but these records are far from organized. So currently I don't know which 2009 coins I found in my change. I'm sure I got most of them but I often skip posting them so I have no visual record.

That said here are the last two cents from 2009, I just recently got them in my change. It may be long time before I start seeing any 2010 U.S. coins. The third and fourth Lincoln sets in the Lincoln aspect series depict his political life.

Professional Life in Illinois (1830-1861)
This one has been out for a while so with oxidation and circulation the one I found was a bit dingy.

Presidency in Washington, D.C. (1861-1865)
These are the last two pictured above are very shiny. I think a new roll was opened since I got six of in my change. I kept them all since they had minimum wear and marks.

Design are very similar and kind of boring, especially if you think what Lincoln did throughout those years.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Cent (Aspect 3) / United States
Year: 2009
Mintage: 316,000,000 (estimated)
Metal: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper
Value: $0.01 in VF-20


Type/Country: 1 Cent (Aspect 4) / United States
Year: 2009
Mintage: 129,600,000 (estimated)
Metal: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper
Value: $0.01 in VF-20

Note the low production numbers for the Philadelphia 2009 Lincoln Cent Presidency Design, 129,600,000 is very low. Granted 1,106,000,000 Philadelphia cents were made in all but even this number is low compared to every year since the 1960s. Will this lead to a premium in the future, I doubt it but if the composition of the metal changes it just may.

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Mermaids & Pirates

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I went to Coney Island on Saturday to the 28th Annual Mermaid Parade and while most of pictures I took are not proper for this venue I did get a neat souvenir.

One group of marchers were dressed as pirates and were throwing out pirate coins. I wanted to get some but there was a little kid next to me running out and grabbing them by the fistful. I manage to get one that got run over by several cars, so it is not uncirculated.

The only difference between each side is one has an added CHINA after the AVAG CO BEPSIG. The picture is some generic roman guy, I assume it may be Neptune. The edge is reeded but I saw a few that were not. As for the AVAG CO BEPSIG it means nothing officially but again I think it is some sort of anagram.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: AVAG CO BEPSIG / Pirate Fake Gold Coin
Year: (No date)
Mintage: Millions upon Millions
Metal: Plastic of some type.
Value: $0.06

I could not find the specific retailer but they seem pretty common.

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Wheaties: 6 Whole Grains

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This nice trio came to on three consecutive days back in April. The first from 1919 would be something to really brag about except I found one in February. The 1955 was also nice and high quality and I found that one on the floor of the subway.

The image of the reverse is in reverse order.

Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1955
Mintage: 330,958,200
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Zinc
Value: $0.12 in EF-20
 
Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1945
Mintage: 1,040,515,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Zinc
Value: $0.10 in VF-20

Type/Country: 1 Cent / United States
Year: 1919
Mintage: 392,021,000
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Value: $0.20 in G-4

I must start posting faster now that I have some free time.

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1941-S Nickel, Large or Small?

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Found a 1941-S nickel from the good old U.S. of A. which has little extra value but in the Red Book it does have a footnote.

Apparently both a large and small mintmark exist. Basically the mint made letter punches of different sizes but slowly throughout the years the settled on a standard size. The first standard was a small size lettering but then they moved to a slightly larger one.

By 1941 the San Fransisco mint changed over to the larger S for it's coin but some of them had already been struck with the older small S. Allegedly only 10 dies were punched with the larger S making it more scarce but at the end they are of equal value in low grades.

With only one 1941-S coin in hand I have nothing to compare it with. So I stopped by The Lincoln Cent Resource which has great information on just this topic. The great part about government standards is that they generally carry over to other coins. So reading a few forum post I can safely say that the pictures of the Lincoln cent variety are the same for the nickels.

Image source: http://www.lincolncentresource.com/San_Fransisco_Mintmark_Styles.html

So looking at a close up of mine I see the notches at the serif (sometimes called Trumpet Tail). Also it is more square not as curvy-round.

I must conclude it is a small variety, then again from what I read there are sub-varieties.
So until I get my hands on a second 1941-S, I'm sure I have a few but I'm too busy to look now, I will say with 90% certainty this is a small.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States of America
Year: 1941-S (small mintmark)
Mintage: 43,445,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: $0.10

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