+1 Good suggestions except for the one-suggestion of collecting them by state. There are no state-pennies. It was the quarters (1999 - 2008) which presented the individual states, five issued each year for ten-years. The only way to realize a sorting by states is to sort them by their mint marks. No mint mark for Philadelphia, "S" for San Francisco (1908 - 1955 & 1968 to date) and "D" for Denver (1910 to date). No other U.S. Mint has produced U.S. pennies. This year, 2009, is the 100th year of Lincoln Penny production, and 200th year celebrating the birth of America's 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. To commemorate this event the U.S. Mint will issue four special Lincoln Penny commemorative cents, one about every three months. Here's a peek at the first two: Related Information: 4 New Lincoln Pennies for 2009 - SEE ALL 4 http://xomba.com/4_new_lincoln_pennies_2009 UNITED STATES MINT: http://www.usmint.gov If you liked this posting why not go to the YELLOW BOX at the top right of this piece and vote -- thank you. Creating A World That Works For All - the Common Way Institute (Portland, OR) http://www.commonway.org Make Money Writing $$$: http://www.xomba.com/referral/7777ea2e ↑ Grab this Headline Animator