The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents is the only book to cover all aspects of the Lincoln cent series with comprehensive listings from the first Lincoln cent of 1909 through the famous 1995 doubled-die. Every date and mint is illustrated, including proof issues. The work also features detailed historical research leading up to the production of the Lincoln cent, the engraver and mint officials who designed it, as well as a biography of Abraham Lincoln.
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David Lange is a well-known numismatic expert currently serving as Director of Research for the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). He has written several books on the subject of coin collecting, including the Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels and the Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes.
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David W. Lange is Director of Research for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and the author of seven books on coins and related subjects. He holds life memberberships in the American Numismatic Association and the Numismatic Literary Guild. Aside from his professional work in numismatics, Lange collects and researchers coin collecting boards, folders and albums and maintains a website on this subject: www.coincollectingboards.net
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Lincoln Cent History,
By Wes (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents (Paperback)
This book has letters between Brenner, Barber, Leach (Director) and others and the details about Brenner and how the Lincoln cent came about. And Brenner is not his real name. It also has letters from President Roosevelt and letters from Brenner to his mother.
Very interesting reading and it goes into some details of each cent minted up to 1995. Plus error cents, counterfeit and altered coins, grading, design changes, pattern and experimental coins, etc. The book is quite large in size too. It measures 8.5" w x 11" t x almost an inch thick. And it is 364 pages long. The book was published in 2005, so it is a shame it doesn't go into cents past 1995, but overall a nice and interesting read. The only reason why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that they didn't go into Lincoln cents past 1995 and they should have.
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This is a wonderful guide to the history, production, and collecting of Lincoln cents. The date/mintmark analysis is particularly useful for consultation everytime I purchase one of these coins. I found no faults whatsoever with this book.
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This book is just what I wanted. I went to my local Borders and compared the price to Amazon. Amazon is always cheaper, and I was lucky enough to get free shipping. The book does a great job but the last coin reviewed is the 1995. It states that there has not been any varieties found, however, there has. So This is a great book to help you go through your penny collection and I recommend reading up on how to prevent buying a counterfit; especially when going for the keys and semi-keys in the series. Overall, great book for your library, however, I am looking for a newer book that would cover the entire series. The series may end in 2009, but "buy the book before you buy the coin."
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- Guide Book of United States Coins (Guide Book of U.S. Coins: The Official Redbook) by R. S. Yeoman on 8 pages
- A Guide Book of United States Coins 2002 (55th Edition) by R. S. Yeoman on 8 pages
- Standard Guide to the Lincoln Cent by Sol Taylor on 6 pages
- Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography by Jr. Philip B. Kunhardt on page 27, and Back Matter
- Coin World Almanac by Staff of Coin World in Back Matter
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- Looking Through Lincoln Cents: A Chronology of a Series by Charles D. Daughtrey in Back Matter
- The New York Times Guide to Coin Collecting: Do's, Don'ts, Facts, Myths, and a Wealth of History by Ed Reiter in Back Matter
- Heritage Platinum Night (FUN) Signature Auction #360 by Mark Borckardt on page 6
- Long Beach June 2004: Heritage Signature Auction #349 by James L. Halperin on page 17
- F.U.N. Signature Auction: #394, Vol. 1 Catalog by Mark Van Winkle on page 3
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