| If you walk accross a street and you see a | | | | ', on them, in fact The Lincoln Cent was the first |
| quarter on the ground would you pick it up ? I bet | | | | U.S. penny or cent that had the motto ' In God |
| you would. Now, what if the coin you saw lying | | | | We Trust ', placed on it. In 1909, the first year of |
| there was a penny, would you still pick it up ? | | | | the Lincoln Cents release the pennies had the |
| Some folks would say, if it was lying face up I | | | | designer's initials on it ' VDB ', but after the coin |
| might, otherwise picking up a coin that is lying | | | | was released a lot of folks complained that the |
| face-down may bring bad luck. How come folks | | | | designers initial's detracted value from the coin, so |
| don't say this saying if it was a quarter or a dollar | | | | the large letters ' VDB ', were removed, later in |
| bill lying on the ground, face-down. It all comes | | | | 1918 they were placed back on the penny, but in |
| down to the value of the money, whether it gets | | | | very tiny print and hidden under the shoulder of |
| picked up or not. I think most children would pick | | | | Lincoln. From the cents release in 1909 until 1958 |
| up a penny, to them a couple pennies can still buy | | | | the reverse side of the Lincoln Cent showed two |
| a piece of candy, and to a collector of lincon | | | | wheat stalks, one along each side of the coin. In |
| cents, a penny face down or face up may be a | | | | 1959 a new design was released for the reverse |
| rare find just waiting for an owner. | | | | side of the Lincon Cent, this design was the ' |
| It's strange how the poor little penny gets such a | | | | Lincoln Memorial ', which is still on the coins today. |
| bad rap from folks, when your in line at a store | | | | In 1943 copper became scarce and was needed |
| folks get mad if your counting through a bunch of | | | | for the military, so the mint produced Lincoln |
| them, and they seem to be in everyones vehicle | | | | Cents from zinc-coated steel, these coins are |
| ash tray, or glove compartment like there a piece | | | | gray or chalky colored. |
| of trash. But to me it's always been the same as | | | | With almost one hundred years of circulation, the |
| having a nickel, dime or anything else. I mean | | | | Lincoln Cent has many key-dates and error |
| come on folks, you wouldn't throw a nickel away, | | | | varieties that make some of them prized finds |
| so why a penny. It's getting so bad that now | | | | for coin collectors. Some of the sought after |
| days many stores keep some on the counter in a | | | | lincoln cents wanted by collectors are: ' 1909-S |
| container and folks can have a couple for free if | | | | V.D.B. ',' 1914 - D ',' 1922 Plain ',' 1944 D over S ',' |
| they need them for change, I hope they get to | | | | 1955 Double Die ', other Lincolns that have double |
| the point where they do that for dollars someday. | | | | die errors are on the obverse of some cents |
| I remember a time when my wife and I was | | | | dated 1936, 1972, 1984 and 1995 and on the |
| happy to have a jar of pennies, so we could roll | | | | reverse of some cents dated 1983. |
| them and take them to the local bank for some | | | | There is computer software that is made for |
| badly needed money, now I am happy to say | | | | collecting Lincoln Cent Pennies. ' Lincoln Cent |
| those desperate days seem to be gone for me, | | | | Collector Software ', lets you record detailed |
| but I bet there are still a lot of folks that save, | | | | information about each of your Lincoln Cents, |
| and roll their pennies for cash when hard times | | | | such as: Source Aquired from, including name, |
| come along | | | | address, telephone info, email, date, coin condition, |
| The Lincoln Cent has been around since 1909, it is | | | | cost, value, mint mark, errors or other info, |
| the oldest minted design of any U.S. coin. The | | | | notes, and much more.This is the most easiest to |
| Lincoln Cent was the first regular minted U.S. coin | | | | use software of it's kind, and it is made 100% for |
| that used a portrait on it. A sculptor named ' | | | | collecting Lincoln Cents. The software is described |
| Victor David Brenner ', was selected because of | | | | in detail and you can download a free demo |
| his talents, by president Theodore Roosevelt to | | | | version of it at this website address: |
| design the Lincoln Cent portrait. In fact President | | | | By Robert W. BenjaminCopyright © 2006 |
| Roosevelt saw a plaque that Brenner had made | | | | You may publish this article in your ezine, |
| several years earlier that had the image of | | | | newsletter on your web site as long as it is |
| President Lincoln on it. | | | | reprinted in its entirety and without modification |
| Indian Head Cents, Flying Eagle Cents, and Large | | | | except for formatting needs or grammar |
| Cents, did not have the motto ' In God We Trust | | | | corrections. |