Tags Lincoln Cents

Looking at my numismatic life lasting over 40 years, I have completed a number of sets including Franklin Half Dollars and Peace Dollars. However, there is one folder that I have had since I started collecting coins that I never completed, the Lincoln Cent 1909 – 1940 folder. In The […]

One Lincoln Cent Hole to Fill

May 13, 2021 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Lincoln Cents / Wheat Cents by Kevin

On April 10, 2021, my friend and I did the unthinkable. We drove two and a half hours to Manchester, NH to attend a Coin Show. It had been two years since we went to one, and we had planned on going to this one in April 2020. Of course, […]

Return to the Coin Show

May 8, 2021 in My Collection / Research tagged Coin Shows / Lincoln Cents / Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Kevin

It’s March 2020, and if you’re like me, you’ve been told to stay home until further notice. The world is going through a pandemic that hasn’t been seen in our lifetime. States are closing borders and people are getting sick and losing their jobs. I’ve been lucky so far as […]

Coin Collector Stuck At Home

April 1, 2020 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged America the Beautiful Quarters / Coin Folders / Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / State Quarters by Kevin

Previously, I purchased cent and nickel rolls from the bank looking for wheat cents and silver nickels. This time, I thought I would do more hunting by purchasing quarter rolls. Of course, I’m looking for silver quarters, but now, I also want to find West Point quarters from 2019 and […]

Coin Roll Hunters 3

March 9, 2020 in Coin Sets / Investing / My Collection tagged America the Beautiful Quarters / Coin Rolls / Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Washington Quarters by Kevin

There’s nothing more satisfying to a coin collector than finishing up a coin folder. That was true 40 years ago when my friend Bob and I would go through our Whitman folders and find empty holes that we wanted to fill. Some of them were easy to complete. That includes […]

Coin Collectors Filling Holes

February 9, 2020 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Coin Folders / Lincoln Cents by Kevin

2019 was a big year for getting coins minted from the West Point Mint. For the collectors, there were three West Point Lincoln Cents. First, there was the proof cent included with the Proof Set. Then, there was the reverse proof cent included with the Silver Proof Set. Lastly came […]

2020 West Point Nickels

February 1, 2020 in Coin Sets / New Coins / US Mints tagged Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Roosevelt Dimes / West Point by Kevin