Does anybody know anything about this stamped penny?

[chris6084]

I found this penny while sorting. This is stamped on the heads side. It is stamped hard enough that the back is almost smooth. Has anybody else seen this, or are any of you guys on this crusade to save our zincs?

[bman]

never seen one but I like it!

[henrysmedford]

From http://koinpro.tripod.com/ErrorVarietyList.htm

"Save Our Pennies" Token - "Write Your Congressman/Cents Make Sense"; token struck on a BU Lincoln cent; really neat! Made back around 1991. A faint ghost image of the Memorial Bldg can be seen on the uniface reverse! $12.50

It might have came from --http://www.pennies.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 The main funder is jarden zinc see http://www.allzinc.com/