United States Key Date Coin Guides
Background and History The 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent (Buy on eBay) is the famous key date coin from the inaugural year of the Lincoln Cent series. This rarity was created by the removal of the designer Victor D. Brenner’s initials “V.D.B.” after as few as five working days at the San Francisco Mint. The coin […]
Background and History The 1877 Indian Head Cent (Buy on eBay) is considered to be the classic key date coin of the series. Despite not having the lowest mintage, relatively few examples of the coin have survived, leading to the issue’s elevated status and value across all grade levels. Choice examples, particularly with original red […]
Background and History The 1856 Flying Eagle Cent (Buy on eBay) is technically a pattern piece, which was created in considerable numbers to illustrate the concept of a small sized cent. Until that point, the one cent coin had been a bulky pure copper piece, nearly as large as the half dollar. By the 1850’s […]