If there is one coin that I and millions of other coin collectors love putting in coin albums, it has to be the Lincoln cent, and for good reason – it is one of the first coins we ever started collecting, most dates are pretty affordable, and these pennies are easy to find in pocket change.
Besides, Lincoln cents have been with us for more than a century – since 1909, to be exact; so it is no wonder that this beloved little coin is found in millions of numismatists’ coin collections.
My Lincoln cent coin collection started out in little coin envelopes, but before long began populating whole penny folders. Of course, this is a common progression among coin collectors; our collections begin with single specimens and grow to include dozens, if not hundreds, of coins.
When collecting coins as part of a series, like is usually the case with Lincoln cents, a collector is best served to have a safe, organized place to store the collection, such as in coin albums.
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