| The best place to start collecting would
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| | in color because of the plating. The
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| be with pennies, we will focus on the
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| | pennies were made of steel because of a
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| Lincoln Cent for the years 1909 through
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| | copper shortage brought on by the war,
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| 1958, which are the Wheat Cents. There
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| | but they resumed using copper in 1944.
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| are still a number of "wheat cents"
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| | Between 1909 and 1958 the penny featured
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| showing up in circulation, so it is
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| | Lincoln on the obverse (front of the
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| possible to start a coin collection
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| | coin) and the words "ONE CENT" over
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| without spending a great deal of
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| | "United States of America" framed by
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| money.While you are searching your pocket
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| | bundles of wheat on each side of the
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| change for "wheat cents", be sure to
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| | words, there by getting the descriptive
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| check for silver coinage and of course
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| | name of "Wheat Cents". This is how the
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| check those quarters. Then new 50 State
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| | penny is called for the years 1909-1958.
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| Commemorative Quarters are a very good
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| | Other than a minor change in the
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| place to start since you can find five
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| | composition of the metal which was 95%
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| new states each year plus the different
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| | copper, 5% tin and zinc until 1943 when
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| mint marks.Getting back to pennies, which
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| | they were zinc plated steel, and then
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| is where we want to start our new
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| | 1944 until 1958 when they were 95%
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| collection. The first Lincoln Cent was
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| | copper, 5% zinc and no tin.The Penny
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| minted in 1909 and was made of copper.
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| | remained the same for 50 years. It was
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| The mint continued to make pennies from
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| | designed by Victor David Brenner, whose
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| copper until 1943, when for this year
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| | initials appeared on the reverse, of
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| only, they were made of steel and zinc
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| | some, of the coins minted that first
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| plated to prevent them from rusting.
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| | year.
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| These coins appear to be silver or gray
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