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CANADA ISSUES COMMEMORATIVE HONORING THE LAST CENT
Dick Johnson submitted these thoughts on Canada's new commemorative medal. Thanks!
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In 2006 I prognosticated the U.S. Cent series would end in 2009 with the hoopla of the four cent reverses celebrating the last year a U.S. cent would be issued. But U.S. Treasury officials are too stubborn (or too d__b) to recognize that the U.S. cent should be abolished like Canada has done. My prediction was wrong-- of course -- but it is still inevitable the U.S. cent is no longer a viable function in the American economy. Here is what I wrote in 2006 (The E-Sylum vol 9, no 18, art 19): To make a spectacular departure from America's family of denominations, the 2009 Lincoln cents with four reverses should be struck in something special -- perhaps precious metals -- silver and gold! Imagine the charm of a silver cent and the uniqueness of a gold penny! Each with four different reverses. THESE coins should be the commemorative cents. These could be coins with a surcharge. These could be sold to collectors for the spectacular final issuance of Lincoln cents. Those commemorative cents -- in silver and gold -- would fit in a collector's album. And what a stunning climax for the end of the series. The Lincoln Cent in Silver and Gold.
Meanwhile here is how the Canadian Mint celebrated the demise of their cent coin:
Canadian 2012 $20 Silver Farewell to the Penny Commemorative Coin at Face Value
(www.silvercoinstoday.com/canadian-2012-20-silver-farewell THE BOOK BAZARREWayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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