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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 116313, member: 4552"]To really answer your question I don't think there is an actual list anywhere that states KEY dates of any coins. This is a term used by almost all coin collectors and dealers to discribe a coin THEY think is a tuff one to acquire or is rather on the expensive side. With Lincoln Cents most of the ones posted here are in that catagory. A way to look at this subject would be to check out a book such as the Red Book or one of many web sites where the quantity of such coins are listed. Then figuring that there are approximately 200 to 300 Million people in just the US with about half to young or to old to collect coins. another half in jail, nut houses, on the run from the law, homeless. Leaving about 1 % of the remainder collecting US coins only.   There are now about 250,000 of these collectors after Lincoln Cents. Lets say, for discussion only, that 1 % of that, about 2,500 can actually afford the more expensive coins. Of these only a few know where these coins are located leaving about 500 collectors of pennies. Of those left I have threatened most to leave Lincoln Cents alone leaving only 2 left for all those pennies which is you and me. Back to your question. Any coin we are now missing is a KEY date.[/QUOTE]