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Lincoln Cent Collectors

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 Posted 05/05/2025  2:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ijn1944 to your friends list
Fabulous '31 S!
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 Posted 05/05/2025  8:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hondo Boguss to your friends list
Fantastic, Humanist!!
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 Posted 05/05/2025  9:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list
Nice coin, Erscolo!
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 Posted 05/12/2025  12:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DoubleEagle20 to your friends list
You can still actually put complete circulation Lincoln Memorial cent collections together from 1959-1982. The Zincolns are garbage though.

I filled two albums from bank rolls with 1959-1982. All mints.

If the legislation passes to get rid of the cent, this task will become more expensive.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  06:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Humanist1287 to your friends list
What's wrong with cents after 1982? And yes, I had contemplated doing this. The most difficult coin and most expensive to find in the Lincoln Memorial cent series is the 1970-S Small date. Pretty impossible to find in the wild.
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Don't forget the 1969 S DDO...
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 Posted 05/12/2025  07:22 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Humanist1287 to your friends list
Yeah, I definitely won't be going for that. I'm sure it comes with a high premium.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  11:12 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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I filled two albums from bank rolls with 1959-1982. All mints.
Fantastic!

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What's wrong with cents after 1982?
Zincolns.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  11:26 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SquareCircle to your friends list

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I don't do varieties so I skipped the 1922 (no d).

My Whitman album (given to me over 30 years ago when it was already old) doesn't even have a spot for this.
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My Whitman album (given to me over 30 years ago when it was already old) doesn't even have a spot for this.
Lucky!

My Dansco album has that hole and it taunts me. It and the 1909-S VDB are the only vacancies.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  11:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Humanist1287 to your friends list
I keep seeing this term "Zincolns." I would assume it is some kind of slang?

I mean, personally, I haven't really had too much trouble honestly finding some nice post-1982 coins in circulation.
Also, it's weird, I feel like I see a tons of cents from the late 60's that are always in really good shape and have a particular look to them. 1968 in particular.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  11:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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I keep seeing this term "Zincolns." I would assume it is some kind of slang?
Yup. Zinc Lincolns.

Starting in 1982, they transitioned from 95% copper to copper plated zinc. Since 1983, they are all copper plated zinc, except for the NCLT versions in 2009: uncirculated mint set, proof mint set, and Lincoln Coin & Chronicles set.
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 Posted 05/12/2025  11:51 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Humanist1287 to your friends list
But why are they frowned upon because of this?
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 Posted 05/12/2025  2:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list
Poorly made. They tend to disintegrate over time in circulation. You have to get them fresh and take care of them.

Extreme case: https://goccf.com/t/281634
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