QUOTE(Dockwalliper @ Jan 9 2007, 12:43 PM) [snapback]292787[/snapback]
In 1999 the RCM was testing the plating process. None of the "P" cents were issued for circulation but were available in a mint issued collector set.
Actually, there was a unspecified quantity made for vending machine operators, and some ended up in circulations. One dealer I know mentioned that he had sold
sets assembled from rolls purchased from vending machine guys.
The sets were made later on to capitalize on the market for the '99P coins