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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;midtncoin, post: 2973457, member: 89569&quot;]Gloria92D</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my general &quot;rules of thumb&quot; for cents.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For wheat cents (pre-1959)</p><p>Anything prior to 1935 has value.</p><p>From 1935 to 1958, it only has value if it is uncirulated.&nbsp; (Circulated late-date wheat cents generally bring around 3 cents each IN BULK -- meaning you may get $3 for a bag of a hundred but no one is going to bother to pay you 3 cents for a single coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>For memorial/shield cents (1959 to today)</p><p>Circulated examples are worth 1 cent.</p><p>Uncirculated examples have a small premium value to them depending on the date.</p><p><br /></p><p>For both types, there are a handful of well-known error coins.&nbsp; Coins like the 1955 doubled die and the 1972 doubled die bring big bucks.&nbsp; But the odds of finding one of these in circulation is very slim -- although it has been known to happen.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Another good rule of thumb of mine -- if you need a strong magnifying glass to see the error, it&#039;s probably not going to bring much of a premium.&nbsp; The &quot;big&quot; ones are visible with the eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps.&nbsp; Of course there are exceptions to every rule but these are the generalities I use when collecting Lincoln cents.&nbsp;&nbsp; The best advice I can give you has already been given above -- pick up a copy of the Redbook at a local library or book store.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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