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Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:06 pm
by scyther
I'm pretty sure the answer is no but just in case. I have three boxes of what appear to be pure 2012 cents. Any reason to keep them?

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:24 pm
by jacer333
I've been sitting on about 12 boxes of them for several months...gave up trying to sell them last week, cracked the rolls, and dumped all the shiny zincolns.

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:02 pm
by slickeast
Have you checked the bay? That should give you an answer

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:09 pm
by slickeast
slickeast wrote:Have you checked the bay? That should give you an answer


I did a quick ebay history search. After fees (if they sell) you might make $2.00

Someone sold 3 boxes in a lot for ...............wait for it.................................................$76.

Yup $1.00 over face. He lost money after paying fees

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:22 pm
by Zincanator
Gotta love the FeeBay!

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:49 pm
by highroller4321
There never really was much of a market for them.......

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:05 pm
by scyther
Great. I'll probably keep a couple rolls just for heck of it but I'm not keeping whole boxes now.

What I don't get is how this seemingly uncirculated coins have so many spots and scratches on them. A few even had some water or some other type of stickyness on them. Weird...

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:51 pm
by slickeast
The scratches on the ends of the rolls is from the crimping machine. The spots are some sort of lubrication that is used in the machines

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:34 am
by wheeler_dealer
I posted looking for 2011 and 2012's only reply was fast Eddie. I will be getting them tomorrow. What mint mark? Check buy/sell/ trade for original post or pm me

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:30 am
by NHsorter
Give it a few years and the price might go up a bit. If you don't mind sitting on them for a while. Probably better things to do with the money though.

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:45 am
by thripp
Just dump all of them, I did that. Didn't want to tie up even a couple hundred dollars on them.

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 10:32 am
by Pennysaved
I would think after a composition change or if they discontinue the penny, they might become more valuable and desirable.

but i could be wrong :)

Re: Any market left for 2012 cents?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 4:13 pm
by wagsthadog
Hi all-

JMO, JMO- Cents are still made by the carload and there was a lot of hype (at least as much hype as coins get now) about the new cents, so I bet a crapton were saved. I'm sure they'll be worth something in 2112, but not sure about now...

My best day with modern cents was when I sold 4 boxes of the Lincoln log cabin cents in 2009 for a $500 profit!! Dunno what the prices on those have done since then....!

wags