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Lincoln Cent
9 guides tagged Lincoln Cent. Click any to read the full guide, or jump to a related tag below.
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Value Guides1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent: Value, History, and How to Spot a Real One
Only 484,000 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cents were ever struck. Here is the full grade-by-grade value chart, the history behind the controversial designer initials, and the four checks that separate a real one from a counterfeit.
7 min read- Errors & Varieties
1955 Doubled Die Penny: Value, How to Spot It, and What It's Worth Today
The 1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln Cent is the most famous doubled die in US numismatics. Catalog values, authentication checklist, and how it differs from machine doubling.
7 min read - Errors & Varieties
1943 Bronze Penny: How to Tell a Real One from the 99% That Are Fake
The 1943 bronze cent is one of the most valuable US error coins ever struck — and one of the most counterfeited. The 5-second magnet test, the weight check, and what to actually do if you have a candidate.
8 min read - Value Guides
Wheat Penny Value Chart by Year (1909–1958)
Year-by-year value ranges for every Lincoln Wheat Cent date and mintmark, plus the key dates worth thousands and the common ones to skip.
8 min read - Value Guides
The Most Valuable Pennies to Look For in Your Change
Catalog values and authentication details — most valuable pennies.
8 min read - Identification
Coins Found Metal Detecting: How to Identify, Clean, and Value What You Dig Up
Detectorists pull more vintage US coins out of the ground every year than estate sales surface combined. Identification, conservation rules, and what dug coins are actually worth — written for collectors and detectorists alike.
9 min read - Value Guides
1909 V.D.B. Lincoln Cent (No S): Worth, History, and How to Tell It Apart
Catalog values and authentication details — 1909 vdb penny value.
6 min read 
Series OverviewsLincoln Memorial Cent (1959–2008): The Postwar Penny
Catalog values, history, and authentication — lincoln memorial cent history.
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NewsThe US Penny Has Been Discontinued: What It Means for Collectors
The Treasury announced the end of penny production. Here's what the discontinuation actually means for circulation, future value, and your existing wheat and Lincoln cent collection.
5 min read