We just recently got 5 sealed boxes of the 2010 Lincoln Cent's in the mail from the mint! I've been looking forward to finally getting a box of these to keep and having some to sell. These pennies seem to be very hard to come across. We've been asking for them whenever we go to either of our banks and no one ever has them! We were a little let down one day at our bank when someone told us they could order 25 count boxes of the 2010 pennies for us only to come back a few minutes later with the bad news that they were mistaken. That was a bit of a let down. Other than the mint boxes we ordered the only other one that we actually have is one we got as a bonus with an Ebay order. That was a pleasant surprise!
It seems there are some mixed reviews out there about this new design. Some love the new design while others think it looks kind of cheap and wonder if this is the best our nation's designer's can come up with. At first I thought they looked a little artistically challenged too, but I think the design is growing on me. The idea for the new shield cent design came from a design that was used on a pattern one cent piece in 1896 (see picture above). I think it would have been nice if they would have put a little more intricacy into the design of the 2010 penny like the 1896 coin did. I think that design is quite beautiful. You never know though, it wouldn't be the first time that the mint slightly changed the design of a coin after the first year. Regardless though, I think it will take a little getting used to after seeing the memorial design for so long (despite the 4 different designs in 2009). I really haven't seen those designs very often in pocket change and have mostly seen those at coin shows. I wonder how long it will be until we start regularly seeing the 2010 pennies in pocket change?
If you are interested in purchasing one of the special mint sealed boxes with a 2010 P & D roll in each please check out our website as we have 4 currently available.
If you're interested in learning a little more about how the mint chose this design and seeing the other designs that competed for the reverse here are a few links:
U.S. Mint - 2010 Redesign
About.com - Coins
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