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Understanding the Differences That Matter
Most design types are not considered varieties. In many cases, one design was used for a particular period and was then replaced by another. When the designs were used during separate years, they simply represented different types within the larger series.
Was making cents of steel a failure, or did it serve its purpose?
Striking cents on zinc-coated steel planchets instead of bronze planchets seemed like a good idea at the time. But even though many tons of copper were saved for the war effort, the steel cent didn’t work out very well.
2026 Summer FUN Show Report
One thing readily apparent was an entire section of dealers who mostly peddled coins from around the world, and even more surprising was a quite large - and comparatively busy - stamp dealer.
Tracing the History of Our Collectibles
dealers knew of the low mintage and socked away rolls and even bags of the new coins
A countdown of ten repunched mint marks I would not want to miss picking up soon as a collector.
The best RPMs are not always the ones with the loudest reputation. Sometimes the smartest buys are the coins that have real collector importance before the wider market fully catches up.
There is not much evidence of 1909-S hoards. The expectation is that someone would have saved the 1909-S in some numbers, and it is slightly more available than might be expected today.
Looking Closer at the 1946-S Lincoln Cent
The 1946-S cent was struck during a period when San Francisco used more than one mint mark punch style. For variety collectors, that makes the date worth studying.
Understanding the value of die varieties and error coins.
One of the first questions most collectors ask when they find something unusual on a coin is simple: “How much is it worth?” It is a fair question, but with die varieties and mint errors, the answer is not always simple....
Matching your set and buying it on a budget.
A Lincoln cent set is not one single collecting challenge. It is several different challenges wearing the same name.
In the study of die varieties, few terms cause more confusion than die state and die stage. They sound alike. They both relate to the life of a working die. They both describe changes that can be seen on coins struck from that die.
The Important Stuff to Know
For collectors of Lincoln cent varieties, the Wide AM and Close AM designs are useful because they identify which reverse design was used on a coin.
The die stage of a die variety can make a tremendous difference in value, eye appeal, and long-term desirability. Collectors often focus first on the name of the variety, the strength of the doubling, or the grade printed on the holder. Those things certainly matter, but they do not tell the whole story. One of the most overlooked factors in collecting die varieties is the stage of the die at the time the coin was struck.…
Mint Announces End to the Cent in 2025
Announcement made.The United States Mint announced that it would cease striking business strike (circulating) Lincoln Cent by the end of 2025.On November 12, an official ceremony celebrating the end of the denomination a...
What Recent Auction Results Say About the Market
Taken together, these 2026 sales show several clear market lessons. First, rare die varieties can bring exceptional prices when the variety is important and the certified population is extremely low.
The Coin That Taught Collectors to Look Twice
It is famous because it is dramatic. It is important because it helped pull die variety collecting out of the specialist’s notebook and into the hands of ordinary collectors searching through pocket change.
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