Key Dates Lincoln Cent Collection

Trace the evolution of the Lincoln penny with the Key Dates Lincoln Cent Collection. You receive 21 coins, including the 1909 "Wheat Ears" cent that commemorates the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the 1959 "Lincoln Memorial" cent that celebrates the 150th anniversary and other interesting coins that reflect the times and have helped shape the Lincoln cent as we know it today. For anyone who has been collecting the new 2009 Lincoln pennies, this is a wonderful all-inclusive set that chronicles the penny up to this time.

Key Dates Lincoln Cent Collection Includes:

• 1909 VDB Lincoln P-mint cent "Wheat Ears"
• 1943 Lincoln P-mint steel cent "Wheat Ears"
• 1943 Lincoln D-mint steel cent "Wheat Ears"
• 1943 Lincoln S-mint steel cent "Wheat Ears"
• 1958 Lincoln D-mint cent; last year of "Wheat Ears"
• 1958 Lincoln P-mint cent; last year of "Wheat Ears"
• 1959 Lincoln D-mint cent; first year of "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1959 Lincoln P-mint cent; first year of "Lincoln Memorial"
• 2008 Lincoln D-mint cent; last year of "Lincoln Memorial"
• 2008 Lincoln P-mint cent; last year of "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1960 Lincoln P-mint cent with small date; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1960 Lincoln P-mint cent with large date; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1960 Lincoln D-mint cent with small date; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1960 Lincoln D-mint cent with large date; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1982 Lincoln P-mint cent with small date - old composition; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1982 Lincoln P-mint cent with large date - old composition; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1982 Lincoln D-mint cent with large date - old composition; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1982 Lincoln P-mint cent with small date - new composition; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1982 Lincoln P-mint cent with large date - new composition; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1982 Lincoln D-mint cent with small date - new composition; "Lincoln Memorial"
• 1982 Lincoln D-mint cent with large date - new composition; "Lincoln Memorial"

1909 VDB Lincoln Cent Product Features :

• First year of the Lincoln cent, designed to honor the centennial of Lincoln's birth
• First general circulation coin to feature a recognizable figure, alive or dead (up until this coin such figures only appeared on a few commemorative coins)
• First cent to feature the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST"
• Obverse: side profile of our nation's 16th President
• Reverse: Wheat ears design; contains the initials of the coin's designer, Victor D. Brenner
• Circulated condition
• Produced by Philadelphia Mint
• Encapsulated
• Custom gift pack

1943 Lincoln Steel Cents Product Features:

• Set of 3 P, D, S steel cents
• During critical war year of 1943, the United States Mint resorted to the use of zinc-coated steel
• Obverse: profile of Abraham Lincoln
• Reverse: Wheat ears design
• Uncirculated condition
• Produced by Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints Encapsulated in presentation lens

1958 Lincoln Cents Product Features:

• Set of P and D cents
• Obverse: profile of Abraham Lincoln
• Reverse: Wheat Ears; last year
• Uncirculated condition
• Produced by Philadelphia and Denver Mints
• Encapsulated in presentation lens

1959 Lincoln Cents Product Features:

• Set of P and D cents
• Commemorates 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth
• Obverse: profile of Abraham Lincoln
• Reverse: Lincoln Memorial; first year
• Uncirculated condition
• Produced by Philadelphia and Denver Mints
• Encapsulated in presentation lens

2008 Lincoln Cents Product Features:

• Set of P and D cents
• Obverse: profile of Abraham Lincoln
• Reverse: Lincoln Memorial; last year
• Uncirculated condition
• Produced by Philadelphia and Denver Mints
• Encapsulated in presentation lens

1960 Small and Large Date Lincoln Cents Product Features:

• 4-coin set; 1 P-mint small date, 1 P-mint large date, 1 D-mint small date, 1 D-mint large date
• Obverse: profile of Abraham Lincoln
• Reverse: Lincoln Memorial
• Uncirculated condition
• Produced by Philadelphia and Denver Mints
• Encapsulated in presentation lens

1982 Lincoln Cents Product Features:

• 7-coin set; 3 coins with old composition and 4 coins with new composition
• Identical in size and appearance, but new composition is lighter
• Old composition - before the change in 1982, pennies were made from 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc (and weighed approx. 3.11 grams each)
• New composition - after the change in 1982, pennies were made of 99.2% zinc and .8% copper (and weighed approx. 2.5 grams each)
• Obverse: profile of Abraham Lincoln
• Reverse: Lincoln Memorial
• Uncirculated condition
• Produced by Philadelphia and Denver Mints
• Encapsulated in presentation lens

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