Lincoln Log Cabin Penny

In 2009, the United States Mint will be issuing four new Lincoln cent designs which depict four different stages of Lincoln’s life.  The first of these new lincoln cent designs was released to the public on February 9, 2009, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. The United States Mint launched this new Lincoln Log Cabin Penny in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln’s birthplace.  No one knows for sure how many Lincoln Log cabin cent rolls were released in Hodgenville, Kentucky, but coin collectors around the country are doing everything in their power to get their hands on one of these new 2009 lincoln cents.  Check out the ebay listings below for some of these Lincoln log cabin pennies currently on sale at ebay.

2009 will be the year of Lincoln.  Except for the attention that President Obama will get this year, President Lincoln will receive the second most attention of any President.  The media is doing specials covering the life of Abraham Lincoln, coin collecting magazines are writing tons of articles about these new 2009 lincoln cents and the Lincoln cent series.  The United States Mint is releasing a Lincoln Silver Dollar commemorating Lincoln and his Gettysburg Address.

Listed below you will see some of the Lincoln log cabin pennies on sale at ebay.  It has been a long time since the Lincoln cent design has been changed.  I think that the 2009 Lincoln log cabin penny and the other 2009 lincoln cents will make the Lincoln cent series hot this year.  This should also mean that the key date lincoln cents should go up in demand.

1914 D Lincoln Cent

Because lincoln cent prices are fairly low, most lincoln cent collectors collect these 1914 D lincoln cents in grades from Very Fine to Mint State.  In VF-20, Lincent cent prices for the 1914 D are around $550.  Once you get into the Mint State grades the lincoln cent prices for the 1914 D Lincoln Cent are much higher at around $4000 for a MS-63 1914-D Lincoln Cent.

1909 S VDB Lincoln Cent

1909 was the first year that the United States Mint made the Lincoln Cent.  As the coin initially went into production, the designed of the lincoln cent, Victor David Brenner included his initials on the 1909 Lincoln cent.  This is why this key date lincoln cent is called the VDB lincoln cent.  You can see the VDB initials on the bottom of the reverse of the 1909 lincoln cent right below the ends of the wheat shafts.

However, not all were happy with Victor David Brenner including his initials on the 1909 lincoln cent and later in that year, his initials were removed from the Lincoln cent.  The 1909 S Lincoln Cent without the VDB initials were produced in nearly three times the quantity as the 1909  VDB Lincoln Cent.  Specifically, there were 1,825,000 1909 S Lincoln Cents without the VDB initials.  This is why the 1909 S VDB lincoln cent is so rare.

The 1909 S VDB Lincoln Cent prices are the highest of all the Lincoln cents.  Any person who wants to collect the Lincoln series needs to buy a 1909 S VDB cent to complete the series.  Because this is the hardest to obtain, or put another way, the most expensive lincoln cent, this is the key date lincoln cent.

In its lowest grade, G-4, the 1909 S VDB lincoln cent price is around $700.  For a Mint State 1909 S VDB Lincoln Cent the price is estimated at around $2300.  Except for variety lincoln cents, otherwise known as error lincoln cents, this is the most expense lincoln cent in the Lincoln cent series.