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This surprise order followed decades of unsuccessful previous attempts to rid America of the much-maligned penny, theAssociated Pressreported.

When Trump announced the plan, the coin collecting market was quick to pounce.

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Prices have settled down, but the interest is still strong.

Jeff Starck, a market analyst forNumismatic News, World Coin News andNumisMaster, offered a similar view.

This could bode well for collector-oriented products containing collector-grade examples of the final one-cent coin.

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The question is how long this dynamic will last and how it will play out over the long haul.

Every family in America has a jar or two of cents, he said.

They are not rare, and wont be in the future.

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I would not see any fortunes made by hoarding these coins.

This has already contributed to stock market volatility and pushed many investors into alternative assets.

To date this year, we have seen commodity gold and silver prices rise steadily.

Even gold coins whose values are much higher than their precious metal content are rising in value.

Big moves in gold typically bring attention to coins, McNamara added.

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