Bronze Lincoln Cent
Bronze Lincoln Cent
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 Lincoln wheat cent penny unrolled 300 coin lot teens through fifties  US $17.95
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 1909 VDB 1c Wheat Penny VERY FINE US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $31.00
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 1909 1c Wheat Penny VERY GOOD US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $12.49
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 LINCOLN WHEAT CENT SET 1909 1958 49 DIFFERENT DATES MIX OF PD MINTMARKS US $13.50
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 1912 1c Wheat Penny VERY GOOD US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $2.00
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 LINCOLN WHEAT CENTS 1909 1910 1911 1912 1920 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 US $8.93
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 1912 D 1c Wheat Penny VERY GOOD US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $5.51
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 1909 VDB Lincoln Cent US $13.01
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 1910 s Lincoln Cent US $17.06
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 1912d Lincoln Cent US $4.24
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 1913s Lincoln Cent US $10.06
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 1915s Lincoln Cent US $8.05
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 1924s Lincoln Cent US $3.06
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 1932d Lincoln Cent US $2.86
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 1910 s lincoln wheat cent Key Date Very Rare US $11.50
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 1910 LINCOLN WHEAT PENNY 1C VERY NICE US $2.00
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 1909 VDB Penny First Year Lincoln Cent Full Lines in Stalks US $3.99
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 UNSEARCHED WHEAT PENNY ROLL 1924D LINCOLN CENT 1915D LINCOLN CENT US $51.55
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 4 GEM 1939 D RED ORIGINAL LINCOLN CENTS US $16.00
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 A BEAUTIFUL HIGH GRADE 1910 LINCOLN CENT NO RESERVE US $.99
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 Lincoln Cent 1937 D Gem Bu unc US $7.00
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 Lincoln Cent 1937 P Gem Bu unc US $6.00
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 1909 VBD Lincoln Cent US $2.75
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 19130 S LINCOLN PENNY BUY 1 GET 9 FREE NICE COINS US $3.50
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 1929 D Lincoln Cent ANACS MS64 BRN Old White Holder US $22.83
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 1912 S 1c Wheat Penny VERY GOOD US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $14.52
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 1917 S LINCOLN CENT Wheat Penny US $.99
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 1915 LINCOLN CENT Wheat Penny US $.99
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 1914 S 1c Wheat Penny VERY GOOD US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $13.08
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 19130 LINCOLN PENNY BUY 1 GET 9 FREE NICE COINS US $3.50
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 1920 S LINCOLN CENT Wheat Penny US $.99
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 UNSEARCHED WHEAT PENNY ROLL 1916 D MERCURY DIME 1918S LINCOLN CENT US $37.55
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 1913 LINCOLN PENNY BUY 1 GET 2 FREE NICE COINS US $5.50
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 KEY DATE LINCOLN CENT 1909 S VDB NGC MS 64 US $3,495.00
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 1864 TWO CENT PIECE ALMOST UNCIRCULATED CONDITION SCARCE QUALITY LARGE MOTTO US $68.77
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 1923 S 1c Wheat Penny FINE US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $3.35
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 1925 Lincoln Wheat Penny Nice Coin 832 US $.99
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 LINCOLN WHEAT CENT ROLL 1909 1958 MIX OF DATES AND MINTMARKS NO DUPLICATES US $9.50
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 1932 D 1c Wheat Penny EXTREMELY FINE US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $2.50
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 1933 D 1c Wheat Penny FINE US Lincoln One Cent Coin US $4.24
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 HUGE Vintage 3 ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRONZE MEDAL Medallion PAPERWEIGHT wow IN BOX US $39.99
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 1909 P VDB Lincoln Cent US $6.99
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 1911S Lincoln Wheat Cent Fine WW322 US $33.98
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 1940 D RED BU LINCOLN CENT 1940 D UNC MS US $3.95
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 1936 RED BU LINCOLN CENT 1936 UNC MS US $4.49
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 1920192419261928 LINCOLN CENTS ALL VF CONDITION US $2.49
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 One VeryFine 1934 Wheat Penny Coin Starts at 99 cents 1 US $.99
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 1920192319241925 LINCOLN CENTS ALL VF CONDITION US $2.49
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 1920 192719281930D LINCOLN CENTS ALL VF CONDITION US $2.49
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 1926 19271930 1930D LINCOLN CENTS ALL VF CONDITION US $2.49
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 1919 P D S Lincoln Wheat Cent Lot US $.99
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 1937 Uncirculated Cent Lincoln Nice Coin Free Shipping US $3.50
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 1919PDS LINCOLN CENTS ALL GOOD OR BETTER CONDITION THREE COINS US $1.59
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 USA 1920 D Lincoln Wheat Cent BETTER Grade COIN J 105 US $.99
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 1916 Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny NR US $.44
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 1909 Lincoln cent pcgs 65 red US $140.00
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 1917 WHEAT LINCOLN PENNY ONE CENT VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE US $1.99
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 1942 D LINCOLN WHEAT CENT LOT OF 10 2X2D COINS L15SEE MORE RARE COINS HERE US $4.99
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 1944 LINCOLN WHEAT CENT LOT OF 10 2X2D COINS L16SEE MORE RARE COINS HERE US $4.99
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 1250 RARE CIVIL WAR PHOTOS SEE MY MOVIE Coins TOO US $14.95
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 A RARE 1918 LINCOLN CENT WITH LAMINATION PEEL OBV D D WEAK STRIKE REV US $1.25
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 1944 D LINCOLN WHEAT CENT LOT OF 10 2X2D COINS L17SEE MORE RARE COINS HERE US $4.99
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 1911S Lincoln Wheat Cent Very Good WW424 US $25.00
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 1917 BU LINCOLN WHEAT CENT US $15.99
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 1911 S Lincoln cent US $51.99
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 Lincoln Cent 1926 D US $.99
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 1944 S LINCOLN WHEAT CENT LOT OF 10 2X2D COINS L18SEE MORE RARE COINS HERE US $4.99
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 1920 LINCOLN CENT GOOD US $.40
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 1923 LINCOLN CENT GOOD US $.45
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 1924 LINCOLN CENT GOOD US $.40
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 1925 LINCOLN CENT GOOD US $.40
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 Roll 50 1916 Lincoln Cents Good to Very Fine No Reserve or Junk US $9.20
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 1926 LINCOLN CENT FINE US $.50
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 1909 P VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent Very Nice Coin US $19.99
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 1924D Lincoln Wheat Cent Fine WW1222 US $31.00
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 1909 VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent Coin One Day Only Auction US $5.58
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 1926 S Lincoln Wheat Cent Coin One Day Only Auction US $1.29
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 Roll of 1918 S Lincoln cents 50 coins Early mint marked teen wheat cents US $11.99
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 Lincoln Cents 1935 20 1935 p 13 1935 d 4 1935 s 37 coins US $3.01
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 1911S Lincoln Wheat Cent Very Fine ww1224 US $25.28
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 1909 VBD Lincoln Cent Penny CHOICE UNC US $26.66
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 1933 LINCOLN PENNY BUY 1 GET 2 FREE NICE COINS US $9.75
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 Lincoln Cent Mint 1909 Penny Collection Coin US $30.00
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 1933 D Copper Lincoln Wheat Cent VF US $6.99
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 1912 S Lincoln Wheat Cent US $12.50
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 1919 S LINCOLN PENNY BUY 1 GET 9 FREE NICE COINS US $4.25
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 1942 Lincoln Cent Lamination Error Dbble stamped Liberty US $21.00
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 1909 VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent AU WW1826 US $3.58
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 1913 S Lincoln Wheat Cent US $5.99
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 1911 S Lincoln Wheat Cent US $22.00
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 1909 VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent AU WW1726 US $2.47
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 1922 No D Lincoln Cent NGC graded VF20BN Strong Reverse US $999.00
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 1930 S Lincoln Cent GEM BU Choice Unc Uncirculated Red Wheat Penny LUSTER US $8.50
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 1934 D Lincoln Cent GEM BU Choice Unc Uncirculated Red Wheat Penny LUSTER US $42.98
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 1934 Lincoln Cent GEM BU Choice Unc Uncirculated Red Wheat Penny LUSTER US $12.25
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 1909 VDB Lincoln Wheat Cent AU WW1526 US $2.32
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 1930 D LINCOLN WHEAT CENT LOOK IT OVER US $.70
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Making a Corroded Penny to Shiny Clean Penny Time Lapse
The History of the 1943 Steel Cent by Keith Scott
From 1909 to 1942, the Lincoln Cent was composed of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. That all changed in 1943, as for the first and only time, a coin was made out of steel, which was quite a contradiction from gold, silver, copper or bronze.
Even before the United States entered the war, there were inklings that the cent, as well as the nickel were in trouble. The nickel was made out of 75% copper. Copper was in huge demand due to its use by defense contractors in the manufacturing process of various supplies and equipment needed in case of the US going to war.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the rumors only grew and in January 1942, The Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine reported that Treasury officials were giving serious consideration to using different metal contents for some coins. The first step occurred on January 23rd, 1942, when the Treasury ordered the removal of all but a trace of tin from the cent from the already small amount that had been in use. The existing supply of strips and planchets were used and it is speculated that cents produced in 1942 were produced of both metal compositions. This small change was expected to save 100,000 pounds of tin.
Throughout 1942, there were repeated attempts and pleas to the public to turn in their cents and nickels. Even with these pleas, the shortages continued and for the last six months of the year the mint scaled back production of cents and nickels. During this time, experiments were conducted with various metal compositions, fibers, plastics and even glass.
On December 18, 1942, Public Law 77-815 was enacted. This law called for the melting of more silver dollars and for the authorization of metal substitutes for the one cent and five cent coins not to go beyond December 31st, 1946. The nickel had already seen its change utilizing more silver in its content. The Treasury wasted no time and on December 23, 1942, Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr. ordered that all cents produced after January 1st 1943 be comprised of low-carbon steel coated with zinc. The zinc plating was to provide a thin coating to prevent rust and was to be no more than .001 inches thick. The same diameter of coin was maintained, but the weight was reduced from the standard 48 grains to 42 grains, due to the use of a lighter alloy. It took some time to produce sufficient supplies of planchets and production commenced on February 23, 1943 at the Philadelphia Mint with the Denver and San Francisco Mints beginning production the next month.
On February 27th, the first delivery of cents was made to the Treasury and within a few weeks, the steel cents were in circulation. Although the Treasury Department assured the public that the coin, after being in circulation for a while, would gain a distinct appearance, many people noticed the color resemblance of a dime. Complaints continued to pour into the Treasury. For example, due to there magnetic property, many mechanical devices treated the new cent as a slug. Back then, there were quite a few uses for the cent and this was a big deal.
The new cent was so much hated by the public that the Treasury was moved to issue them only when bronze-copper cents were not available. Still, demand for cents for business was so great, that the public was forced to use them as that was what was available. In the fall of 1943, the Treasury announced that no steel cents would be produced after December 31, 1943 and that the mint would produce cents from the pre-war alloy, but without tin. These cents, from 1944 through 1946 were to be known as shell-case cents, as the metal generally came from spent shell-casings. It was also announced that there would be no recall of the steel cent.
After the war, the Treasury did begin recalling steel cents for the next 20 years. Although not publicized, coins were to be returned to the treasury in the normal course of business. By 1950, steel cents were becoming scarce and by 1960, nearly non-existent. By this time, steel cents had deteriorated quite a bit. The Mint had coated the steel strips before punching leaving the edge of the coin subject to rust and corrosion. Even though a recall was in effect, the Mints own records indicate over 930 million remained in circulation.
By the end of 1943, the three Mint facilities had produced 1,093,838,670 of the one-cent coins. The copper released for the war effort was enough to meet the combined needs of 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1,243 flying fortresses, 120 field guns and 120 howitzers, or enough for 1.25 million shells for our big field guns.
Keith Scott has been a collector for over 30 years. His website has US coins for sale. He also writes Coin Collecting Articles for fun. Visit his websites for a history of US coins, metal market updates and news about your favorite coins.
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