Information & News About United States Coins
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 …
If you have been needing to round out your Lincoln Cent collection with Proof coins, today’s deal is right up your alley. Over on Amazon, you can pick up a 10-coin set that has the Proof or Special Mint Strike coin from 1960 through 1969 for $17.99. That includes free shipping for those of you who are Amazon Prime customers. The Cents featured in this 10-coin set include the following: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 …
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 …
The 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent is one of the unique and early one-offs that the United States Mint tried. That year, four unique reverses (the “tails” side of the coin) were introduced but even long time collectors may not know the full story behind the coins. The obvious answer to the question of why the Mint produced these four reverses is to celebrate the life of the 16th President of the United States. 2009 was …
Today’s Deal is an excellent opportunity to fill in those missing early 2000’s Proof Lincoln Cents 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 …
If you have been looking to add a common date, low cost proof Lincoln Cent to your collection, Today’s Deal is one for you. Right now you can pick up a 1960 Lincoln Cent in Proof state for just $4. That is about the book price for this coin and it comes with free two-day shipping for Amazon Prime customers. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when …
As they have done with the 2019-W Lincoln Cent in Proof and Reverse Proof, Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) is creating a new, special holder for the upcoming Uncirculated variant of the coin. NGC is celebrating this particular 2019-W Cent with a special attribution of First “W” Uncirculated Cent, as well as NGC’s West Point Mint Gold Star Label, both of which are provided for no additional fee. NGC Press Release As readers know by now, the 2019 Uncirculated …
NGC has announced a new, three-coin holder will be available for the 2019-W Lincoln Cents that have been produced by the US Mint. The three-coin holder will hold the Uncirculated, Reverse Proof, and Proof variants of the 2019 Cent produced at the West Point Mint. Unfortunately for the majority of collectors, the holder is only available to those who make bulk submissions. That is, at least 50 sets of all three coins with an additional …
Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to pick up a NGC graded Lincoln Cent. Right now on Amazon, you can pick up a NGC graded 1937-S Cent for $29.95. It is graded a MS-65RD, making it an excellent addition to any collection. At the time of this posting, there were six of these left in stock. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon for Today’s Deal articles. This article contains links that, when …