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As most Lincoln cent coin collectors know, collecting the entire series of pennies is not as easy as one may think. Certainly, the one-cent coin may be the lowliest of all currently circulating U.S. coinage as far as denominations go, and there may be tens of billions of Lincoln cents in existence – but collecting an example of every Lincoln cent ever made certainly isn’t cheap, nor is it easy.
There are some 300 different regular-issue date-and-mintmark combinations, and many of the coins made in the first decade after the series started in 1909 are considered rare or semi-key coins and are fairly pricey (and then, there is of course the 1909-S VDB penny, which will set you back a minimum of $1,000).
But instead of talking about the regular-issue Lincoln cents, let’s focus on pieces that often get quite a bit less attention. I’m talking about the coins that don’t always have a pre-determined place in the conventional Lincoln cent coin folder or album.
Over the course of more than 100 years, there have been several varieties that have arisen in the Lincoln cent series. Many of these varieties have attracted little attention outside of the circle of Lincoln cent enthusiasts, though some are highly popular and are even quite scarce.
Read more: Lincoln Cent Varieties – Coins That Don’t Always Have a Place in the Typical Coin Album
