Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents, 1st Edition ISBN:0974237132

David Lange

• ISBN: 0974237132
• Pub Date: 12/1/2004 Edition: 1st
• Cover: Paperback Pages: 222 Size: 8.5x11

The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents is the most comprehensive book on Lincoln Cents, and the only book to cover all aspects of the Lincoln cent series with thorough listings from the first Lincoln cent of 1909 through the famous 1995 doubled-die.

The book features a complete history of the Lincoln cent with research of events 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.

Every date and mint is illustrated and analyzed. An individual chapter is dedicated to proof and mint issues, rare Lincoln cent errors and patterns. A chapter on counterfeit and altered coins helps collectors spot forgeries, and provides guidance on how to detect them. The text also includes chapters on how to grade and the best strategies for how to collect Lincoln cents.