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posted by GPB at 7:26 PM
98 Comments:
i'll start checking my pennies
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see ya
12:44 PM
Is this a get rich SLOW scheme or what? :)
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6:51 PM
Hey man, I just checked your site and since you loaned me a shirt the day I got out of the big-house I'm going to start saving you some pennies.
8:21 PM
I wonder how many 1968 pennies are at the bottom of Niagra Falls?
9:15 PM
Perhaps you'd like to join our "Save the Penny" campaign at www.pennysaverusa.com. Please vote in our poll to save the penny!
8:17 AM
I'm thinking of starting a collection of silver certificate dollar bills. Please look for my site, and be ready to send in your dollars.
10:43 AM
What a tool...
1:31 AM
I was wondering..Is the 1968 penney special? I think..You graduated from high school in 1968?I graduated in 1969 and maby thats when you should have layed off the weed .. : ) With all due respect..Got a good laugh from comments. Thanks
12:50 PM
I like to talk about stool.
4:39 PM
As the moderator of this site, I would like to address the concern which some people like s con (comment #2) have expressed with the question: Is this a get rich slow scheme? I here pledge in writing that the collection will never be cashed in or sold, as the collection is not mine to sell. It is collectively owned by everybody who has contributed to it. It can only remain publicly owned, however, if nobody cashes it in.
8:36 AM
how do i start my site similar like you do?
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5:40 AM
It is collectively owned by everybody who has contributed to it. It can only remain publicly owned, however, if nobody cashes it in.
>> we cash in how and when???
5:42 AM
Incredibly boring.
1:34 PM
hehe.. it's a not-so-known fact that pennies minted in 1968 (and years prior) are made of copper (expensive), while 1969 and years following are made of a nickel-zinc alloy (cheap).
with the prices of copper on global markets steadily rising, scrap copper has become something of a commodity. a penny, by weight, is worth more than one us cent :)
don't be surprised if one day this nostalgic collection of pennies gets melted down for good cash..
2:27 PM
Hahahahah... Ebay!
8:08 PM
You should sort the contribution list by number of pennies contributed. Then it's also contest to get as high on the list as you can.
10:27 AM
i was looking 4 1968 penis and then i found this!! I'm so glad :D there are people with a stranger fettish
3:43 PM
You should take them to Coinstar and use the money to buy some t-shirts, and maybe a slice of pizza and a medium soda if you have enough after the t-shirts.
No, on second thought you should skip Coinstar and just pay for the t-shirts and food all in pennies.
7:31 PM
With copper prices 200% higher than ever, we can we expect these pennies to be melted? This is a scheme, so dont send anything to this person. What a crook. Get a job.
10:56 AM
In regards to the comment left at 2:27PM you are correct! It takes approximately $1.58 to equal a pound of copper, at the time I wrote this the current tally was at 6,728 divided by 158 equals 43 pounds the current rate of copper is about $3.63 a pound scrap and is speculated to continue climbing. at the current rate these coin scrap have a value of approximately $156.00 not the $67.28 collected.
7:59 PM
For those of you suggesting that I am building this collection in order to cash in on its copper content, I repeat that I will NEVER sell, melt, or trade in this collection. I would never betray the trust of all the kind folks who have so generously dontated to this endeavor. I like to think of the collection as a collaborative conceptual art piece and all contributors as co-artists. For me, the collection's artistic value is greater than its monetary value.
3:30 PM
This is me.
This is me not giving a fuck.
Any questions?
6:49 PM
this is the dumbest web site i have ever seen why dont you just try to collect pennies from all years and who knows you might just make some good cash
8:17 PM
this is the dumbest web site i have ever seen why dont you just try to collect pennies from all years and who knows you might just make some good cash
8:17 PM
WTF
8:57 AM
There is a bit of wrong info here. Someone said that 1968 was the last year that pennies were made of copper. 1982 was the transition from copper to zinc. All Lincoln Cents, except the 1943 steel "War Pennies" were primarily copper through 1981. Sometime in 1982 the alloy was changed from copper to zinc. All Lincoln Cents minted after 1982 are primarily zinc. Good luck with your collection. I'll keep my 1968 pennies as well as other coins for my own collection, and I'm not picky about the date or denomination. My dad always told me "Save your money, someday it might be worth something".
1:28 AM
I was really dissapointed to sort through my rather large penny collection and find only 1 1968 penny. I'll send it to you; I'll keep my eye out for more.
1:10 PM
Actually it is now illegal to melt pennies.
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=724
11:09 PM
Dude...you have captured my whimsy and convinced me of your integrity. I will send you all the 1968 pennies that I come across tomorrow. Do with them what you will but remember...if you melt them down you will have pissed away a great concept. I would be interested in where each penny came from as well.
10:17 PM
what is the significance of 1968 pennies. Still it's a shame I use different currancy cos I'd love to donate
4:25 AM
I think this is a rather splendid feat you are attempting. I'd donate but I live in Australia so I have a hard time even finding a penny, nevermind a 1968 one.
5:14 PM
never shall you steal my land marmot...theif
2:52 AM
this is reatarded!!! you guys have absolutely no life, wait i have no life because i had the time to look at this reatarded site.
9:42 AM
i have 8362 1968 pennies... i want to negotiate a merger.
9:45 AM
hey... i own about 250 1968, we should have a three way!
10:05 AM
i would like to respond to all of the comments that have been attacking my friend.
he is very good guy-the sweetest, nicest, and most humble person you may ever meet. if you ever met him you would know instantly he is not wishing to gain anything (monetarily) from these pennies. and he is one of the most interesting people i have ever met. you wish you were him. if you have a creative/artistic bone in your body you would understand.
9:40 PM
i want to actuall meet the collector of the 1968 pennies... how old is he exactly???.... by the way, I will give 2,000 1968 pennies to meet him.
9:30 AM
Yeah that's what he is doing...collecting pennies and melting them down to get rich. Damn you all are a geniuses to catch on to such a highly sophisticated and profitable scheme. I bet he has like $200 by now and is going to retire in like 2385.
6:20 PM
wow... i have a foot fetish, and would like to see some girl's feet pics on this site.... go pennies!
2:50 PM
You know if you flattened all the pennies on railroad tracks you could fit more into each jar! :) Oh, by the way, I found one more 1968 penny. I'd like to add to my total.. you know who I am. s con
12:09 PM
I can't believe that my earlier comment about a "get rich SLOW scheme" could be taken in any way other than the absurdity of getting rich by collecting pennies... IT WAS A JOKE.. Nobody will ever get rich collecting pennies! Especially, considering it's limited to a single year! This person is a friend and I was just giving him a razzing.." S Con" refers to my name. Geez!
4:30 PM
The bottom of that jug will break soon from the weight. I know from expierience. Better transfer now or you will be picking glass slivers from the pennies. Don't say I didnt warn you.
6:47 PM
So........You want me to spend the postage to send you pennies? I don't think so!!
3:27 PM
Does the mint mark matter? I have a '68 Denver for you.
10:22 AM
jCkoci Your blog is great. Articles is interesting!
2:25 AM
e3eD48 Wonderful blog.
11:06 AM
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.
12:19 PM
Hello all!
12:44 PM
Good job!
12:20 PM
Thanks to author.
1:08 PM
Please write anything else!
7:52 AM
Thanks to author.
11:20 PM
Thanks to author.
2:37 AM
Good job!
6:26 AM
KPQMgY Thanks to author.
11:38 AM
Nice Article.
12:10 PM
Right on. Wish I would have thought of this first - I have a big jar of 1977s and have wondered how to do the same thing ... will keep an eye out for 1968s.
11:50 AM
I'm collecting 2004 $100 bills. I'll write your name on it with a small drawing of what I assume you look like, and I'll post on a website. It'll be fun! Give it a try!
2:51 PM
I'll *SELL* you my pennies.
Actually, it's 1981 pennies or earlier that are mostly copper. In 1982, there were some made of copper, some clad (copper skin on a zinc core) It is pretty difficult to tell them apart by looking at them. The exception is the 1943 steel penny. A nearly pure copper penny (1981 and earlier) is more than one cent's worth of copper. However, it is illegal (federal law) to melt them down. I have a huge jar of pre 1982 pennies and you cannot have any of them.
5:14 PM
Yo, Steve, is this you? If you've got yourself posted on boinGboinG then I'm highly impressed.
8:56 PM
Fun idea, but one question; why 1968?
11:27 PM
Is this collection only American pennies? I was quite confused... but I have British 1968 pennies. I guess they might spoil the collection. Oh well. Write back if you still want them :D
12:02 PM
very cool!!
1:10 PM
Keep it up! 1968 all the way!!
1:10 PM
You mispelled a contributor name. "Edith Mailold" should be spelled "MAILOLO".
8:59 AM
I absolutely love your effort. Never allow discourging comments like some of the above to get you down - this collection is in the spirit of collaborative art and whimsy, and I fully support it. As soon as I find a 1968 penny I shall in small part fund it as well!!
4:55 PM
1969 may have been a bit more amusing... why 1968, very random.
the person who runs it must have wwwwwwwwaaaaaaaayyyyyyy too much free time. then again, it is quite funny.
xxxxx
2:00 AM
it says donate the pennies to the world's LARGEST collection of 1968 pennies, dont they mean ONLY???
xxxxx
2:03 AM
Anyone wanna have i guess how rare these are ?
I have just looked through 200 pennies and not found one.
4:25 PM
Congrats on your collection! I too collect pennies, have been for 40 years and have quite a collection myself. It's not easy, is it? Nice to see others out there that care about our penny.
4:31 PM
How many "S" pennies do you have?
4:38 PM
Here is a good use for the non 1968 pennies. You can create a portrait of Abe Lincoln out of them.
www.PennyPortrait.com
11:51 PM
If this is a get rich slow scheme, it's going real slow - 8 years later, the value of 11917 pennies with copper at $2.15 a pound is abut $160. That probably doesn't even cover the domain site costs.
11:54 PM
Have you put all the names in yet? I contributed a penny 2 or 3 weeks ago and my name is not up .
10:33 PM
I've been collecting since I was a child. While your collection is impressive, I believe that I may possibly have even more 1968 pennies than is shown here. Just imagine if we combined collections!!!! :)
1:49 PM
Hi,My name is Linda and I live in Texas-I have a story about finding pennies. My mother would always pick-up pennies when she was walking or just going shopping. She had a several jars full when she passed away-she told me to never pass up a penny on the ground. She died almost four years ago-whenever I'm out I always look at the ground for those pennies. Now I believe that she throws them down from heaven just for me to find and to always know she is with me. On some of my really rough days I will find one and it makes me feel so much better to know that she is looking down on me and she is always by myside. The year-1968-I never check it-but I do know that '68 was a very good year-I married my friend and sweetheart in August and we are so happy together. Good luck with your quest. Linda
1:08 PM
George, saw the article re: penny collection in recent American Profile mag. and it caught my interest. I was born in Lawrence, KS in 1941 at the then Lawrence Memorial Hospital (is it still standing?) My son Steve was born on Oct.11, 1968 in Oregon, so this year is a special one for me. I graduated from Lawrence High School on Louisiana Street in 1959 and worked at Kansas U. until 1962 when I married and moved away. I am now in CA but still a Jayhawk at heart and would love to hear from other Lawrence natives. Will send pennies if and when I find any. Thanks for the site, it is great. BC
2:55 PM
Wow, what has become of our country and the people in it? SOOO much negativity!! You go sir. Even if you cashed it in - oh well. It's not like anyone on the list sent you a million bucks! I think that is is cool and you must be an artist! I think that some of these negative people should do something fun like this and maybe the wouldn't be so nasty!
9:01 AM
Today I looked through 13 rolls of pennies (650 pennies total), and finally found ONE 1968 penny for you! You are so right -- there aren't many 1968 pennies around.
11:09 AM
Today I looked through 13 rolls of pennies (650 pennies total), and finally found ONE 1968 penny for you! You are so right -- there aren't many 1968 pennies around. You should receive the penny late this week, and I'll keep looking at the dates on pennies from now on!
11:10 AM
Where are all these rude people coming from? If you don't have anything nice to say....keep it to yourself. My husband and I are off to check our pennies to try and add to the collection!
3:33 PM
I read your article today in a magizine( in nacodoches, tx) as soon as I got home I check out your website. I think it's a fun idea and not a scam. It's an amazing idea and I bet you get pennies in from people all over the country. Fun hobby with a cool story behind it. Irony know much about 1968, hsving been born in 1987, besides I have a VW beetle from that year. As soon as I get back to Dallas I will start checking everywhere around my house and I'll tell my family from up north to keep an eye out. Talk to you soon. -Marcie
5:44 PM
It's sad people with nothing better to do than post as "anonymous" have to criticize someone actually creating something of interest. I believe you can filter them if they don't use a name. My brother calls it graffiti, but that slams graffiti artists.
I also just read the article and was fascinated. I was in high school in Florida in 1968. My dad worked at the Kennedy Space Center on all the Apollo missions. I'm also a librarian in Kansas. I wonder why you don't display the collection in the library to generate an interest in history?
5:35 AM
As a former teacher, the article about your site/collection intrigued me.
I "bookmarked" your home page and will visit often. The time line is of special interest to me.
Great site.
5:55 AM
I, also, saw the article about your collection in AmericanProfile. This morning I found 3 1968's in my penny jar and they are in the mail to you. Suggestion: delete some of the profane comments.
9:10 AM
I read the article in American Profile yesterday. I will show it to my grandsons, ages 8 and 5. I'm sure they will go through their banks looking for the 'great 68'. The 5 year old is constantly picking up pennies he finds.
I agree with Barb, delete the profanity. My grandchildren may want to read the comments!!
8:58 AM
I read the article in American Profile yesterday. I am going to show it to my grandsons, ages 8 and 5. The 5 year old always picks up pennies he sees. I'm sure they will love to go through their banks and look for 1968 pennies. As soon as I'm done here I'm checking my stash.
8:59 AM
As a Lincoln Fan and that is saying it litely. I loved your story in American Profile. As a collector of lincoln Pennies myself, I will certainly be glad to sent some 1968's your way certainly by mail and one day in person. Thom
6:27 PM
Hi Gregor!
Are you interested in any other 1968 memorabilia or only pennies?
Let me know I have several items
7:29 PM
I think your web site is fun! All collector's of "whatever" are a "wild and weird" group of people! We are obsessed, we are addicted, we are FUN! I support your collection of 1968 pennies and I have already sent you 4 and will be sending you 16 more this week. Cheers ....
8:54 AM
Collectors are AWESOME people!
Check out the web site of what I and many others collect. You will be amazed! www.czechcollectors.org
9:03 AM
I donated pennies to this site and feel really good about it. Don't knock it until you try it. It's just pennies. This man is doing something positive and the site is very informative.
12:27 PM
This is a very interesting site. My first child was born in 1968. And alot of memories go along with the year. I also get pennies from Heaven on the streets. I always pick them up and say hello to my parents and sister. i know the pennies came from them. I will be sending pennies on Monday. Thanks for the site.
9:50 AM
How pointless! Cool! Also, for those suggesting he'd use your pennies for the copper content: 100 pennies is equal to 1 dollar. So you got cheated out of a dollar. Big deal. This is so cool!
12:30 PM
Hey, folk!
I got 186 of those 1968 pennies!
But the thing is I live in India?..
So, how may I contribute to your collection?
PS.- There are many places in New Delhi, infact, where you get old US Minted pennies for cheap rates!
Try coming to India someday! I assure you, you'll find loads of thses!
3:00 AM
1968 pennies are NOT made of copper
They stopped making copper pennies in 57 or 58. This site and the collection are Real. If you are ever in Lawrence Kansas you should check out the collection at 918 Massachusetts Street.
10:00 AM
Hi, I find your collection fascinating. I am a contemporary fine art student and my practise lies within collections and assemblege. Im afraid Im from the UK or I'd check my pennies for you. If I could ask you come questions sometime over email about your collection for my research that would be fantastic.
Louise
4:35 AM
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