At 9:30 A.M. Central time tomorrow, the U.S. Mint director will unveil the new, "Preservation of the Union," penny at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Illinois. Children under 18 will receive one of these new cents for free while adults who are in attendance can trade in their old pennies for up to six rolls of these new coins. They will also be available at the counters of Union Station in Washington, D.C. or at the Senate's credit union after 10:00 A.M.
If you can't make to any of these locations you are out of luck until they start being circulated. I still haven't seen the last of new pennies that were released in 2009.
If you are one of those collectors who just has to have one of these new treasures, you can purchase them on Ebay. Several sellers are advertising that they have them in hand. How is that possible when they haven't been released yet? Hmmmm.... seems suspicious to me, especially the guy who says he has the first penny with a die mistake. The starting bid for one penny is .20 cents or your can "Buy it now!" for 1.99. I found rolls of the new pennies for sale from $35.00 on up to $150.99 plus $6.00 shipping. One seller states that only 60 million of the 2010 P were minted, so you had better act fast if you want to get one of these collectible coins before they are all gone!
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