One good thing about Lincolns—one sentence

Fraz

The alloys in pennies trained me not to mess around with reactive surfaces of those same alloys and the higher ones.

We’ll do the opposite also.

braddick

Before 1982 it was not too dangerous for toddlers and kids to swallow them.

Martin

They are used in the UK and not here

Martin

CRHer700

@Martin said:
They are used in the UK and not here

Martin

They are mislabeled all the time.

Edit: In hindsight, that isn’t necessarily a good thing.

How about: Pennies/cents help me get rich off CRH.

Dug13

CRHer700

@Dug13 said:

Really, he hasn’t coughed up the change yet!

124Spider

Collecting Lincoln cents was my start in coin collecting, in the early 1960s. That's a good thing!

The_Dinosaur_Man

You can get a preliminary and basic knowledge of the hobby by studying the series and understanding the concepts of dates, mintmarks, conditions, the difference between proof and business strikes, and design changes, at the cheapest of overall cost.

Insider3

People leave them on the ground.

Conshyboy

They make a cool looking floor if done right

BLUEJAYWAY

@Conshyboy said:
They make a cool looking floor if done right

Embedded in clear lucite toilet seats as well.

BLUEJAYWAY

Gave Abe a place to reside since 1909.

Fraz

Fifty of them cost fifty cents.

Coinscratch

They can bring good luck if found on the ground and then properly handled.

Veep

They honor a great man.

Fraz

@Coinscratch said:
They can bring good luck if found on the ground and then properly handled.

If you find them head up, right?

rnkmyer1

They’re available in just about all grades.

seatedlib3991

Ninety percent of the people on this site wouldn't BE here if not for the Lincoln cent.

Typekat

They enable the Parking Lot Finds Industry.

Wait, did you say good thing?

jesbroken

I would imagine that most collectors of this hobby hold a nostalgic place in their heart for the Lincoln Cent. Most started with those albums(be nice to know how many Lincoln Cent Albums have been sold compared to all others). I know I did and still have many old torn apart Whitman blue albums. And a few of the Meghrig green albums. I believe this is what makes the Lincoln Cents so collectible. That and the fact you can collect for free with cent rolls or parking lot finds to some extent.
Jim

Edited to add: Sorry, I should have left out punctuation marks, then it woul be one sentence.

Smudge

They are easy to find.

Cougar1978

Key dates in strong demand.

dcarr

Attributes of the 1958-D Lincoln cent include:
it is the last year of the Wheat-Ears type;
they were minted in my birth year (1958);
they were minted in my city of birth (Denver);
and they depict my cousin (Abraham Lincoln).

Steven59

Pennies are all I have left after taxes.

Coinscratch

@Fraz said:

@Coinscratch said:
They can bring good luck if found on the ground and then properly handled.

If you find them head up, right?

whoops.

fastfreddie

Their color distinguishes them from clad.

hfjacinto

The 1943 are steel.

Tibor

Over the last 9 months, quite a few us here on the forum have
participated in a fun project. Whitman cent folders were filled
by forum members. Folder 1 filled rather quickly due to
the generosity of two members donating several of the keys.
Folder 2 was much easier with no real keys to stop us. Now
folder 3 is getting underway. I was able to meet with and have
lunch with @jesbroken. I would not have had this pleasure
if not for the Lincoln cent. We're planning on another get
together, hoping other forum members will join us.

Fraz

The flying eagle replaces the bust for one year in 2026.

Not true. I have trauma from the citizen committee for numismatic stagnation.

ambro51

An enduring tribute to one of the Greatest Americans ever.

ChrisH821

They get a lot of people into coin collecting.

fastfreddie

It was designed in 1909 to honor Lincoln's 100th birthday.

Fraz

And they added the memorial to the reverse on his 150th, as well as the four reverses on his 200th.