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Best Book On Lincoln Cents

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Im going to start my 1st lincoln set collection and I need to know what book/guide to purchase that shows the various varietys,1988 rdv,1989 no vdb etc whats the most detailed book on various kinds of lincoln cents that show pictures and what to look for on the coins ?
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well:
1) Cherrypicker's Guide, Vol #1;
2) Wexler/Flynn's Reference on Lincoln Cents;
3) There is one by Sol (forget this last name) reference on Lincoln Cents.
I am sure that there are others.
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Looking Through Lincoln Cents- Chronology of a Series by Charles Daughtrey(resident Lincoln expert Coppercoins)
The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents by David Lange
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 Posted 11/05/2008  1:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TreasHunt to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Also, the (usual) Dave Bowers book:

http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default...D=0794822649
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Hollywood,
It is like eating cheesecake, it is hard to stop. All of the above should be in a serious lincoln's collector's library.

If you are going for a complete collection, including a lot of non-variety cents, I would recommend "Looking through Lincoln cents" as a blend of information and varieties. It is a blend of Bower's wonderous writing style and Cherrypicker's Guide treatment of varieties. , but I would buy those 2 after Charles' book, or all 3 at once if financially possible.
I have an early edition of Sol Taylor's book, and don't know if it has been significantly updated, but it was one I used a lot in the past.

Jim
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I 2nd Treashunt's choice with David Bowers, great detail on each year etc..
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Thanks for the info I going to get all three of them I just ordered my x-mas gift to me a digital pc camera and as soon as it gets here I will post pics on the various lincoln/wheat cents that I find interesting and then you guys can tell me what you think of them,if I should keep them or throw them back into circulation p.s.(what years and mint marks should I look out for and keep thanks) ?
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I like the bowers book. Lange's book would be a good compliment to it. Bowers quotes a lot of stuff out of Lange's book but always refers to Lange's book for more detail.
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