A Double Die 1955 Lincoln Cent Sold for Nearly $125,000

PCGS MS65+ Double Die 1955 Lincoln Cent (Image Courtesy of GreatCollection)

As regular readers know, here at USCoinNews I rarely post on coin auctions. It isn’t that they aren’t an important part of our hobby, but I’ve always focused on the “average collector” and most of us simply cannot afford these types of coins. But every once in a while an auction happens that is just to good to pass up. This week, one of those happened on a Double Die 1955 Lincoln Cent. This error …

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

2009 Lincoln Cent Bicentennial Set

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. …

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Today’s Deal – 1920 Lincoln Cent in Extra Fine Condition

1920 Lincoln Cent Extremely Fine Condition

Today’s Deal is an excellent opportunity to pick up a century old Lincoln Cent in excellent condition. APMEX on their Amazon storefront has a 1920 Lincoln Cent in Extra Fine condition for $18.81. That is slightly below the book price of $19 for this coin and it includes free shipping for everyone. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This Today’s Deal article contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is made, …

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Mail Bag – Is The Cent Going Away?

US Mail Bag

Today’s Mail Bag asks a question that many have been asking for years. Is the Cent going away? The short answer is no, but it is a bit more complicated than that short answer. Specifically, the question today came in from Adam. Hi, I hear rumors that the cent is going to be going away soon. Is that true? Won’t that drive up the cost to collect them? Thanks, Adam Let’s unpack the questions from …

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Today’s Deal – 1909-1919 Lincoln Cent Average Circulated Roll

1909-1919 Lincoln Cent Average Circulated Roll

Today’s Deal is what I liked to call a “controlled roll hunt”. It is on an average circulated roll of Lincoln Cents from 1909 through to 1919, the first 10 years this coin was available. APMEX through their Amazon storefront is selling these rolls for $29.40. It is a great way to add some of these early Lincoln’s to your collection without breaking the bank. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains …

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Today’s Deal – 1998-S Lincoln Cent Proof for $8

1998-S Lincoln Cent Proof

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 …

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1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent Sells for $50,400 at Auction

1909-S VDB

For most Lincoln Cent collectors, the holy grail of the series is the 1909-S VDB. The first year run of the coin in San Francisco was only 484,000 before the design was changed after public outcry on the size of designer Victor David Brenner’s initials on the Reverse. That low mintage has made this particular Cent a key coin to the series and finding them in high quality has proven to be difficult at best. …

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Coin History – The Lincoln Shield Cent

Lincoln Cent Reverse

Continuing the Coin History series, we take a look at the relatively new Lincoln Shield Cent. Introduced in 2010 as a follow up to the 2009 Bicentennial Cents, the Shield Cent was meant to be emblematic of President Abraham Lincoln’s preservation of the United States after our Civil War. The change to the Lincoln Cent was mandated by the Presidential $1 Coin Act that passed in 2005. But how we got to the Shield Cent …

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Today’s Deal – 3-Coin 2019 Lincoln Cent Set for $7.50

2019-S Lincoln Cent

Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to pick up a 3-coin set of Mint State and Proof 2019 Lincoln Cent. On eBay, you can pick up a 2019 (P), a 2019-D, and a 2019-S set for $7.50. Both the coins from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints will be Mint State uncirculated while the 2019-S will be in Proof. Most resellers are selling the 2019 Lincoln Cent proof from San Francisco for $5-7 by itself so …

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A Second 1982-D Small Date Copper Cent Discovered

1982-D Small Date Close Up

Time to start looking through your pocket change. A second 1982-D Lincoln Cent with a Small Date in Copper has been discovered. The second coin was recently graded by PCGS and weighed in a 3.07 grams. The copper Cents weighed in a 3.1 grams so this was well within tolerances. For reference, the copper coated zinc cents weight just 2.5 grams. The first 1982-D Small Date copper cent was graded by NGC and it was …

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