I do believe that 1961 penny is MS-67 grade.
Sorry, although I do have backside photos of these pennies, I don’t know how to share multiple photos on Lemmy.
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I do believe that 1961 penny is MS-67 grade.
Sorry, although I do have backside photos of these pennies, I don’t know how to share multiple photos on Lemmy.
Mods, I do hope this is an acceptable post. Please let me know if not…
The new pennies might look nice, but man they are shoddily built. I find pennies at the beach sometimes. If it’s one from the 50s, it’ll be in pretty good shape. If it’s from the past 5 years or so, they seem to almost instantly dissolve. I think there’s so little copper now they just don’t last.
US pennies here, after 1982 they have been made out of zinc, only plated with copper. 82 and before were almost 100% pure copper.
Plus they decided to stop stamping new pennies this year, which means 2025 USA pennies are gonna be a bit of a rare find.
Also, 2025 pennies look like shit, barely embossed and it looks like Lincoln’s face is sunk in. Look at the '61 in comparison, very well defined and cleanly embossed.
The penny being shoddy and sparely produced is a great analogy for America in 2025. If we can’t get a humble coin right (one that was produced for more than a century) what hope do we have for anything more complex?
There’s been calls to abolish pennies since the 1990s. I don’t have a strong opinion on it personally, but there’s okay arguments in favor of it.