Guide to the Lincoln Cent Coin Series
The United States Mint produced 2019-W Lincoln Cents (Buy on eBay) with three different finishes for inclusion as premium coins within the annual numismatic sets. This represented the first time that the “W” mint mark had appeared on the cent. The coins were struck with uncirculated, proof, and reverse proof finishes and experienced historically low […]
The Lincoln Cent has been struck in Proof format for collectors at various times within long-running the series. The earliest Proofs were struck with a Matte finish before a uniformly Brilliant finish was adopted. Within the modern era, the coins have been struck with a cameo Proof finish featuring frosted raised design elements against a […]
The Lincoln Cent represents the longest continuously running series within United States coinage. While the reverse design has seen some changes at different milestones, the obverse design featuring a bust of Abraham Lincoln by Victor D. Brenner has remained in place for more than 100 years. During this period, the mintages for individual issues have […]
A combination of factors caused the 2009 Lincoln Cents to have unusually low mintages. During the year the coins were issued with four different reverse designs, with circulation coins struck at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. Each individual issue had a mintage of less than 400 million. One coin had a mintage of only 129.6 […]
The Lincoln Shield Cent was issued following the four different designs issued for the 2009 Lincoln Cents to celebrate the Bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. The same legislation which authorized the four rotating reverse designs also specified a fifth design to be issued in the following year, which would be emblematic of Lincoln’s preservation of the […]