New 2009 penny on Ebay?

[Jonathan]

Hi everyone, Sorry i don't have a picture, but i went to ebay to check out the new lincoln 2009 penny's and i saw this really good one for 1.99 and free shipping. Do you guys think i should buy it? He said he just went to the bank and got them, made sure he didn't put his fingers on the front and they are fresh from the mint. What do you guys think i should do? Buy it? Or wait.

[nightowl]

Im waiting.

[Jonathan]

Ok, thanks. Anyone else?

[trails]

200 X face? You have to be kidding me. I just picked up a roll of William Henry Harrison dollar coins. I would like to get 200 X face value for that roll and I wont charge shipping or insurance.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. They will be in your neighborhood bank soon and they will be $0.01.

BJ Neff

[kloccwork419]

Yep..Not telling how long before they are there but I doubt whoever is selling them didnt get them from a bank. But if you want one. $2 aint a bad price

[Jonathan]

Yeah because the reach Wisconsin by August. Now obviously i don't want to hurry through my summer just really excited for the penny! What do you mean by "he probably didn't get it from the bank?" Didn't the first delivery arive on Feb. 12? Thanks


P.S. Do you guys know if they are producing 4 different reverses for buisness strikes? (you know, log cabin, lincoln by split rail fence, by the house, as president?)

[RWBILLER]

I am waiting
roger

[Jonathan]

I think i will wait. But i will buy one so it will be perfect.

[legend]

You know, I second guessed my purchase of a box dated before February 12 a thousand times now, and I still have this nagging fear that I frittered money away. Still, the price on even the 2009 D boxes keeps escalating, and someone has a D box for 700 right now. I still think that historically, a box before the official release is a good bet as something that can be authenticated as the "early releases" that the hawkers are so fond of trotting out on HSN and others. On the other hand, the eventual worth may not lie in the date, but in the quality of the strike on the cents themselves. Time will tell.

[Jonathan]

So i should wait?

[1sgret]

You know, I second guessed my purchase of a box dated before February 12 a thousand times now, and I still have this nagging fear that I frittered money away. Still, the price on even the 2009 D boxes keeps escalating, and someone has a D box for 700 right now. I still think that historically, a box before the official release is a good bet as something that can be authenticated as the "early releases" that the hawkers are so fond of trotting out on HSN and others. On the other hand, the eventual worth may not lie in the date, but in the quality of the strike on the cents themselves. Time will tell.

I do the same thing on new varieties or a new error coin I find. To each his own when it comes to buying coins. It's in the eye of the beholder.

I do not regret any purchase I have made as it would not do any good and I still have the product or coin.

However time will tell on the lst Issue of Boxes of Lincolns from KY as they may hold there value if you don't open them for Historical reason. You are right Legend "Time will tell".

[nightowl]

Wait.................

[snowman]

i would wait or at least until March 13th
and see what the price from the mint would be

this is the target day you can order penny rolls right from the mint

you can see it on the 2009 schedule

http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProdschedView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001

[Jonathan]

Thanks for all the help guys. I'm just going to wait.

P.S. Do you guys know if they're producing 4 different designs for the back of the reverse?

[snowman]

here is the release schedule from the Fed Reserve for all 4 designs

http://www.frbservices.org/operations/currency/new_coin_pennies.html