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5 Lincoln “Wheat Ears” Pennies,
struck in copper from 1954 to 1958.
The Lincoln Penny was first
minted in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln’s birth.
It was the first circulating
coin to feature a real person instead of Lady Liberty. The
obverse features a portrait of Lincoln by sculptor Victor D. Brenner.
The reverse of the coin until 1958 was the legendary “wheat ears” design.
The “wheat ears” design was
replaced with the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse in 1959.
These key coins are a great way
to start or add to a collection of Lincoln Pennies. |
Eight 2009 Lincoln Pennies struck in .992
zinc and .008 copper with a plating of pure copper; and four 2009 stamps
printed with ink on paper.
The complete collection of 2009 Lincoln
commemorative Pennies from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, plus the set
of four 2009 commemorative stamps issued to celebrate the 200th
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.
The U.S. Postal Service issued four 42¢
commemorative stamps in 2009 for the 200th anniversary of
Abraham Lincoln’s birth: Lincoln as
Rail-Splitter, Lincoln as Lawyer, Lincoln as Politician, and Lincoln as
President.
The stamps were
issued on January 9,
2009 in Springfield, Illinois.
One stamp and one
coin design from both Philadelphia and Denver (i.e. two coins) are
featured on each First Day Cover.
First Day Covers include the Springfield,
Illinois “First Day of Issue” postmark of
January 9, 2009.
The stamps are
certified first editions, as guaranteed by the “First Day of Issue”
postmarks.
Together, the coins and stamps create a
unique and complete collection of the U.S. government’s official tributes
to Abraham Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Only a limited number of
First Day Covers were created, and they can never be made again because of
the “First Day of Issue” postmark. |
These are the coins that actually helped America
win the war!
Nickel was a valuable component in guns, tanks, and airplanes. As a
result, the U.S. Mint helped the war effort and made a dramatic change in
1942 by dropping nickel from the 5¢ Nickel coin. Instead, the Nickel was
made with 35% silver.
The Silver Nickels were made from 1942 until the war ended in 1945. This
collection includes one vintage coin from each year of issue from
1942-1945 for a spectacular and very important collection. These are the
first and only Silver Nickels in history.
The Lincoln Penny was first minted in 1909 to commemorate the 100th
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The reverse of the coin until 1958
was the legendary “wheat ears” design.
This collection includes one Lincoln Penny from each year of issue in the
World War II era from 1942 to 1945. The 1942 coin was made in .950 copper,
but the 1943 coin is the first and only steel coin in U.S. history; it was
made in steel to help save copper for the war effort. In 1944 and 1945,
Lincoln Pennies were made with copper from recycled copper shell cases
that were gathered up from battleships and battlefields and sent back to
the U.S. Mint to be made into coins.
The complete collection of World War II Pennies and Nickels is beautifully
displayed in a custom holder and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. |