Need Some Help Regarding Lincoln Cents

molydeii,

Coins are basically like anything bought or traded. Basically comes down to supply ie mintage for that year and location and demand ie us collectors.

let's see...

anything earlier than 1982 and some of 82 are made of 95% copper. If the date is 1983 or later, it is made of 97.5% zinc and plated with a thin copper coating.
keys and semi's:
1909 S VDB
1909 S
any mm from 09 to 19 with the exception of a few..check the mintages
22 D (weak D, No D, Die #2 Strong Reverse)
24 D
31 S
any thing in higher grades basically 40 and below

from the Lincoln Cent Resource Site:

The Top 50 Lincoln Cent Varieties (non-proofs)

1. 1955 DDO (die 1)
2. 1922 no d (die 2/strong reverse)
3. 1983 DDR (die 1)
4. 1972 DDO (die 1)
5. 1984 DDO (die 1)
6. 1960 d/d large/small DDO (die 1) rpm 100
7. 1936 DDO (die 1)
8. 1995 DDO (die 1)
9. 1943 d/d rpm 1
10. 1956 d/d rpm 8
11. 1944 d/s omm 1
12. 1909 s/horiz s rpm 2
13. 1970 s small date
14. 1999 Wide AM
15. 1998 Wide AM
16. 2000 Wide AM
17. 1946 s/d omm 1
18. 1960 small date
19. 1960 d small date
20. 1982 (7 types)
21. 1922 weak/no D Die's 1,3 & 4 (weak reverse)
22. 1944 d/s omm 2
23. 1960 d/d rpm 1
24. 1917 DDO (die 1)
25. 1936 DDO (die 2)
26. 1956 d/d rpm 1
27. 1910 s/s rpm 2
28. 1938 s/s/s rpm 2
29. 1951 d/s omm 1
30. 1951 d/s omm 2
31. 1970 s/s rpm 1
32. 1956 d/d rpm 16
33. 1956 d/d rpm 18
34. 1961 d/horiz d rpm 1
35. 1941 DDO (die 1)
36. 1941 DDO (die 2)
37. 1909 vdb DDO (die 1)
38. 1971 DDO (die 1)
39. 1955 DDO (die 2)
40. 1955 s/s/s rpm 1
41. 1909 s/s rpm 1
42. 1959 d/d/d rpm 1
43. 1994 DDR (die 1)
44. 1972 DDO (die 2)
45. 1956 d & s omm 1 wdmm 1 (dual mintmark)
46. 1954 d/d/d rpm 1
47. 1952 d/s omm 1
48. 1956 d/d/s womm 1
49. 1928 Large S
50. 1941 Large S


Extremely Rare Varieties not included in Top 50 (non-proofs)

1. 1974 Aluminum
2. 1943 Bronze
3. 1943 d Bronze
4. 1943 s Bronze
5. 1944 Steel
6. 1944 d Steel
7. 1944 s Steel
8. 1958 DDO die 1
9. 1992 d Close AM
10. 1992 Close AM
11. 1969 s DDO die 1
12. 1982 DDR die 1
13. 1970 s DDO die 1

coppercoins.com is also a great resource. and CCF Members.

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