50,000 Lincoln Dollar Sets

[legend]

Last I heard, there were supposed to be 50,000 Lincoln Dollars set aside for the set of four pennies to be included in. Unexpectedly, the Lincoln Dollar is at almost 300,000 of it's total 450,000 total issue for both proof and uncirculated. It would seem that if you don't get the Dollar now, they may not get to put them into those 50,000 they broadcast earlier. Has anyone heard when the 50,000 will be sold, and if the pennies are expected to be part of those sets as of last word? Hate to get shut out, especially as pretty as the Lincoln dollar is.

[laytonre]

go to usmint.gov...late summer i believe..no real date has been set should give us a two week notice...when on the mint site go to produce sked...you have to log in as a guest i believe...richard

[laytonre]

p-s. this is the only set that will be same 95% copper as the orignal wheat cent in 1909..think that they are going to we w mint marks not sure so with the dollar and the penny going to be 36 or so...dont remeber the exiter price...richard..richard

[legend]

Thanks!!Richard.

Did not know about the sked on the US MINT site, great information.

[nightowl]

Hope they dont drop the ball on this like they are with the release of the new cents to the public.

[hellgee]

I refer to the article in coin world (3/9/09). If I am reading it correctly the 95% copper cents are to be in the proof sets and mint sets also.

This whole 2009 cent thing is really starting to look like a real cluster---- by the mint. I find it hard to believe the apparant lack of planning that went into this.

Confused,

Hellgee

[1sgret]

You are correct about the Copper pennies, Proof Sets, Mint Sets. and Uncirculated sets. I had made a mention of this on another Thread the otherday by Snowman.

Another 50,000 set will be set aside with the Proof dollar and Proof 4 copper pennies.

[laytonre]

if you go to ther mint sir usmint.goc log is as a vistor and across the top you will see thnk its new products clike on this and a drop down list apearswith date and what is going..also yyou can sign up for email notifications...this is a lot of junk but you get the work from the horses mouth when they are ready...richard