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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

The three coins above are three different shots I took of a Lincoln Cent in an old Whitman folder in the 1922-D hole. The question I have is could this be an actual 1922 Lincoln Cent? Lincoln Cent in 1922 1921 saw the end of the Morgan Dollar and the introduction […]

Is it a 1922 Lincoln Cent?

December 5, 2017 in My Collection / Research tagged Lincoln Cents / Wheat Cents by Kevin

Back in the 1980’s, I would go to the bank and buy 2 or 3 rolls of half dollars. At $10 per roll, it wasn’t too much. The purpose of this was to find silver coins. Sometimes I would be successful and find 1964 Kennedy Half Dollars which are 90% […]

Coin Roll Hunters

December 3, 2017 in Coin Sets / Investing tagged Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Memorial Cents / Wheat Cents by Kevin

Now that I’ve got you’re attention, let talk about Lincoln Cents in 1943. In the midst of World War II, the United States military was in need of copper and nickel. So, in 1943 the US mint would make Steel Cents. You can imagine the surprise to see this grey […]

A Million Dollar Lincoln Cent?

November 26, 2017 in Coin Sets / My Collection / Research tagged Counterfeit coins / Lincoln Cents / Wheat Cents by Kevin

1909 would end the 50 years of the Indian Cent and introduce a new design to the world. It was decided to put Abraham Lincoln on the penny to honor the centennial anniversary of his birth. Both pennies were minted in Philadelphia and San Francisco that year. In fact, before […]

Which Penny Would You Prefer?

November 11, 2017 in Investing / Research tagged Indian Cents / Lincoln Cents / Wheat Cents by Kevin

I thought I would talk about what I found in change recently. It’s nothing that will make me rich. Sometimes I think that going through change is like going through the beach sand with a metal detector. He are some I found in my pockets recently. 1954-D Lincoln Cent There […]

More From My Pocket

November 5, 2017 in My Collection / Research tagged Jefferson Nickels / Washington Quarters / Wheat Cents by Kevin