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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cookiemonster12, post: 1347226, member: 26614&quot;][ATTACH]155807.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]155808.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]155809.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]155810.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]155811.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I’ve been a collector of coins as long as I can remember. As a 90’s kid, I grew up with the statehood quarters. However, I would have to say that my favorite series is easily the wheat cent. My grandfather got me into coins as a young child, where he would give me rolls of coins, in particular, cents. I would hold onto each and every wheat cent that I would come across. I love them because they’re cheap and easy to find, but tell a good story. It is not uncommon to find a wheat cent dating back to World War II in one’s loose change.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Lincoln cent was first introduced in 1909 to replace the Indian Head Cent. The year 1909 marked the 100[SUP]th[/SUP] anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, and President Theodore Roosevelt felt that this design would best honor him. In August of 1909, the cent was first unveiled to the public. The obverse features a portrait of Lincoln, the first noncommerative coin to depict an actual person. The reverse has two ears of wheat on either side, to honor America’s Midwest. The coin itself created much controversy; the designer, Victor D. Brenner, had his initials at the bottom of the reverse, and the public felt that they were much too large. The initials were quickly removed from the dies, and later returned to the obverse in 1918. The coin’s design remained the same, but the composition changed significantly in 1943. Because of the need for copper for the war effort, the mint began using steel-zinc planchets instead. This was the only US coin ever produced that was magnetic. The coin was generally unpopular, and the mint returned to copper cents in 1944. The wheat cent was used until 1959, when it was replaced by the Lincoln Memorial Cent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Because of its long run, the Lincoln Wheat Cent has a number of varieties, some of the most valuable American coins ever produced. The first image is of the 1909-S V.D.B. cent, one of the most iconic Lincoln cents produced. The coin had a short run – less than 500,000, before the VDB mark was removed. Few examples sell for under four figures. The next coin is the 1922 cent. In 1922, the Philadelphia mint produced no cents, but the Denver one did. Some coins were produced with a weak or missing mintmark, making them very valuable. The third coin imaged is the 1943-D copper cent. The cent was made out of steel that year, but a few were made from copper my error. There 1943-D copper cent is unique, fetching some $1.7 million in auction. The next is a 1944-D Steel cent, made by similar error. The final image is of a 1955 Double Die obverse. One of the clearest and most spectacular DDO coins, the 1955 is known for pulling high numbers in auction. Few coins have as many different and valuable varieties as the Lincoln Cent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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