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I have a roll of pennies, in a plastic penny container, uncirculated from 1987 D with a little state of Illinois stamp on them. I don't even remember where they came from. Is there any value to the pennies, besides .01c or the significance of the Illinois stamp>
Tammy,
These were used to make up sets with all the 50 different state stamps on them, which were then attached to some kind of board and sold as a display.
The Illinois image was added to a roll of regular pennies by some person after the coins left the mint.
By themself, they have very little value -- perhaps a few cents -- but it could take you 20 years to sell them all. If you had a roll that had a complete set of all 50 states in it, you might be able to get $10 for it.
I hope this helps,
Dan
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| Comment | thank you it helps a lot. I have no idea why I have these or where they came from but they will do more good being deposited in my daughters school fundraiser called the Penny Wars!!!! | ||
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