Cent Archives

Today’s Deal – 1970s Lincoln Cent Proof Complete Set

January 19, 2024 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is one to consider if you have been looking to add to or complete your Lincoln Cent proof set. Through their Amazon Storefront, Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia has a complete 1970s Lincoln Cent proof set for just $27.99. That is less than $1.80 per coin. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those …

Coin Production Costs Outlined in The United States Mint Annual Report

January 12, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its 2021 Annual Report to the public. You can read the highlights here on USCoinNews. One of the key areas of the in the report is the “Cost of Producing and Distributing Coins by Denomination” which is found on page 12 of the report. The most telling – and damning – figure in coin production costs section of the report is the reported two cents that it costs the …

Coin History – The Flying Eagle Cent

December 15, 2021 by Clinton

1958 Flying Eagle Cent Obverse (Image Courtesy of NGC)

Throughout the course of history of circulating coinage in the United States, few have had a quicker demise than that of the Flying Eagle Cent. The coin, fraught with die issues, lasted only two years. Those 1857 and 1858 coins, while short lived, from a numismatic perspective, are important. The importance is not just the limited production and short life. This coin, arguably, turned many onto the idea of coin collecting in the late 19th …

Today’s Deal – 2009 Lincoln Cent Bicentennial 8-Coin Set

April 28, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is on a complete uncirculated set of the special 2009 Lincoln Cent Bicentennial set. This 8-coin set features both the Denver and Philadelphia Mint uncirculated coins with all four reverses featured that year. The set is being offered by SmyrnaCoin for $9.99 on their Amazon storefront. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the site. Those commissions …

Today’s Deal – Early 2000’s Lincoln Cent Proof Set

March 12, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is an excellent opportunity to fill in those missing early 2000’s Lincoln Cent Proof coins into your collection. Right now on Amazon you can pick up a complete set of 2000-S through 2007-S Cameo Proof Cents for $17.99. That is eight Lincoln Cents in total, all in Proof state. The book value on these particular Proof Cents are $4 each, so you are getting this set for basically half price of book cost. US Coin News …

Today’s Deal – 1998-S Lincoln Cent Proof

February 19, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is on a somewhat elusive modern Lincoln Cent proof coin. The 1998-S Lincoln Cent had a low mintage and that makes it a bit more rare than the years surrounding it. Today on Amazon, you can pick one of these proof coins for $7.99 including free shipping. That makes it a little less than the $9.20 book price for this coin. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. Today’s Deal articles contains links that, …

Today’s Deal – Early 2000’s Lincoln Cent Proof Set

September 23, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Deal – 1970s Lincoln Cent Proof Complete Set

July 14, 2020 by Clinton

If you have been looking to add to or complete your Lincoln Cent proof set, Today’s Deal is one to consider. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia, through their Amazon Storefront, currently has a complete 1970s Lincoln Cent proof set for just $17.99. That is less than $1.80 per coins. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, will generate a small commission to the …

Today’s Deal – Early 2000’s Lincoln Cent Proof Set

July 13, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is an excellent opportunity to fill in those missing early 2000’s Lincoln Cent Proof coins into your collection. Right now on Amazon you can pick up a complete set of 2000-S through 2007-S Cameo Proof Cents for $16.99. That is eight Lincoln Cents in total, all in Proof state. The book value on these particular Proof Cents are $4 each, so you are getting this set for basically half price of book cost. US Coin News …

European Union Considering Eliminating the 1 and 2 Cent Euro Coins

March 11, 2020 by Clinton

A couple of weeks ago I answered a Mail Bag question regarding why we have the Lincoln Cent. In that reply, I posted a lot of reasons why we likely won’t see the Cent go away including retailers having to adjust prices up or down. Now, however, it appears that the European Union is considering eliminating the 1 and 2 Cent Euro coins in countries that participate in their monetary scheme. That could go a …