On Jun 16, 9:53*am, "Richard L. Hall" wrote:
I got my first 3 2010 cents in change yesterday at a fast food restaurant in
Northern VA. *I also got my first 2009 dime last week. Both were
Philadelphia mint issues. *The dime showed some wear so it had been out
there for some time. *Still looking for some 2009 nickels.

On a side note, I noticed and article the other day on Excite.com titled "US
Mint Production Wilts in Recession" and thought it could tell me something
about the effects of the recession on coin production, an area that I've
been interested in for some time. *Instead, it was about the US peppermint
crop. *Oh! Well! *Bummer!

--
Richardhttp://www.richlh.comhttp://coins.richlh.com/MyCoinLinks.htm
Don't lament that the rose bush has thorns. *Rejoice that the thornbush has
roses.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *[Ancient
Egyptian Saying]

Got my first 2010 cent in change yesterday myself.