History and Production of the 1918 Lincoln Wheat Penny In 1918, the United States was fully involved in World War I. Songwriter Irving Berlin, drafted into the Army, wrote “Oh, …
History and Production of the 1920 Lincoln Wheat Penny The year 1920 was momentous, in the United States. The Census of 1920 reported more than 100 million people for the …
Lincoln pennies have a long history of public anticipation, surprise, and steady value increases. The coin’s design and composition have changed throughout its use as a US 1-cent coin. Although …
The year 1951 saw a number of interesting events. The Korean War was underway. On the domestic scene, audiences could go see “An American in Paris,” with Gene Kelly, or …
The 1928 penny is fantastic in that exquisite condition examples can still be found in old hordes of coins, unopened rolls, and coin collections passed down through generations. Your chance …
By 1949, the design of the Lincoln cent had been in use for forty years, and had gained widespread acceptance by the public. The coin by then had enough variations …
For a decade remembered as a time of free love, the 1960s are also noted for civil disobedience and the admonishment to “Question authority.” As the mid-sixties arrived, the US …
The 1950s are a long time past, with customs and pleasantries almost too hard to fathom. A loaf of bread was 15 cents, a phone call was a nickel, and …
One of the enjoyable side-lights of coin collecting, separate from coins as an investment or an item of numismatic art, is contemplating where a given coin might have circulated. If …
The Treasury Department and US Mint produced 1966 Lincoln pennies with some little-known secrets leading to precious coins. Some have been sold for thousands of dollars, and coin collectors consider …