Books About The Penny

ohh :O..sorry :P ok then the "Cent" :)

Oh great! Thanks so much!..this series has so many things to look out for..I thought it would help to do a bit of reading.
Thanks Again.

I would recommend "The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents" by David W. Lange. This book nicely covers the Wheat and Memorial series.

I have "A guide book of Lincoln Cents" published by Whitman, written by Q. David Bowers.

So much info on each and every year, I cant imagine needing anything else.

I've got to get that one by Whitman too. I've got both editions of coppercoins books but not enough difference to not just buy just one edition. I've seen other books on Lincoln Cents at coin shows but forget the names.
And as to the US Penny. There are possibly 10 or more songs in the US that use the word PENNY. Try singing CENTS from Heaven. Recently on a TV show "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" the question was asked how many PENNIES are in a dollar. NOT how many cents. There are 300,000,000 people in the USA and I'd venture to say almost all say PENNIES.

G'day,
"I used to drive my wife nuts correcting her. ..."
brave man, jbuck !

"Now I have her correcting people!"
And, your persistence has retrieved one soul from the path of error: well done.

The point is not lost on Australians, because we converted from pennies to cents in 1966, and the terms are non-interchangeable here.

Peter

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brave man, jbuck ! And, your persistence has retrieved one soul from the path of error: well done.

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Thanks! She is actually a very patient and understanding woman! We can talk about anything and feel assured that neither is belittling the other; just helping to educate each other! She tolerates my ramblings, many of them trivial and insignificant. Man, I love that girl!

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Who says "a cent for your thoughts?"

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I hope nobody does! According to this link, that phrase pre-dates our cents!

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Penny has a nicer "ring".

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Cannot argue with that. I usually take issue when it is used in the wrong US Monetary context, but don't think twice when someone references it in songs or phrases.

Is "determined" the politically correct way to say "obsessed"?

If I get a PD card, I won't complain... that just adds to its story! "I acquired this coin, but it had to travel far and face many trials to find me!"