I did the best that I could with what I had to take photographs of the 1812 Large Cent and 1901 & 1903 Indian Head Cent.
Some facts about this coin:
Again, the dates it was minted were 1808 until 1814. This coin was minted during the time of the War of 1812. This was minted at the beginning of said conflict with the British. And because of it, the notoriety of this coin goes sky-high with fascination for numismatists.
-The mintage of the coin is only 1,075,500 in total.
-The coin is made of 100% copper.
-The value of the coin APPRECIATES every single year. I believe it is because of the low mintage, the year minted during the beginning of a war, and 100% made of copper adds to all of its value. Plus, the condition of course.
Some facts about this coin:
Again, the dates it was minted were 1808 until 1814. This coin was minted during the time of the War of 1812. This was minted at the beginning of said conflict with the British. And because of it, the notoriety of this coin goes sky-high with fascination for numismatists.
-The mintage of the coin is only 1,075,500 in total.
-The coin is made of 100% copper.
-The value of the coin APPRECIATES every single year. I believe it is because of the low mintage, the year minted during the beginning of a war, and 100% made of copper adds to all of its value. Plus, the condition of course.
To give more of a perspective, if this coin would have been near mint condition or uncirculated? The monetary value of the coin would be worth FIVE DIGITS!!!!
Below are images that I found online that would be in the five-digit range in value:
What an incredible find!! This would be to date as of the first of June 2026 the OLDEST COIN that I have ever had in any personal coin collection. Over 200 years old. WOW!!!
The age is more of a fascinating fact to me rather than the value. Nonetheless, I will be taking care of it as it remains a part of the collection.
But now let is go BACK to all of those "Wheat Cents" that I received. Unfortunately, I did lose count/track of just how many of them there were. What was I going to do with them all? I could not just let them exist in Ziploc bags. It would be hard to look at them whenever I wanted to view them in appreciation or if I wanted to show someone else in person.
At long last, I was able to purchase the appropriate coin folders for Lincoln Cents.
The age is more of a fascinating fact to me rather than the value. Nonetheless, I will be taking care of it as it remains a part of the collection.
But now let is go BACK to all of those "Wheat Cents" that I received. Unfortunately, I did lose count/track of just how many of them there were. What was I going to do with them all? I could not just let them exist in Ziploc bags. It would be hard to look at them whenever I wanted to view them in appreciation or if I wanted to show someone else in person.
At long last, I was able to purchase the appropriate coin folders for Lincoln Cents.
These books took what seemed like forever to come into the mailbox. They were a little more expensive than what I would have been comfortable in paying for, but the price was the price online and there was no bargaining.
It turned out that these Lincoln cents are coins are mostly pieces of currency that I would have never thought that I would ever see, much less own in a collection. I did the very best that I could to identify the cents to put them in their proper place. But because of the poor condition of 99% of the coins, it was a bit of a difficult task. Only ONE coin was in such poor condition that I could not see a date on it. I could not even see the "19" part of the date and that means it could be anywhere from 1909 to 1958. But the number of the date is TOTALLY worn off the coin. The other coins were put in their places.
And there you have it. Quite the journey! Quite the story about all of the one cent coins going all the way back to 1812 and then jumping one hundred years to 1912 then 1916, 1917, and 1918 then spanning sporadically until 1958 with two cents that I already had in the wallet, one from 1964 and one from 1967. I did put those in when I finished with the lot. Too bad there is that one coin that I just could not identify... and then again THANKFULLY it is only the one. Stay tuned to this blog to find more coin finding adventures as they happen.
The next post, we're going back to eBay for another Indian Head cent. And then on to something special. A coin from a different nation.
I would not dare to say that I have these books full of cents, but I will say that it is a very excellent start. As a collector, I have a lot of hunting and work to do in order to have FULL BOOKS, which will be the goal for Lincoln cents now that we know that 2025 was the last and final year of them being made.
And there you have it. Quite the journey! Quite the story about all of the one cent coins going all the way back to 1812 and then jumping one hundred years to 1912 then 1916, 1917, and 1918 then spanning sporadically until 1958 with two cents that I already had in the wallet, one from 1964 and one from 1967. I did put those in when I finished with the lot. Too bad there is that one coin that I just could not identify... and then again THANKFULLY it is only the one. Stay tuned to this blog to find more coin finding adventures as they happen.
The next post, we're going back to eBay for another Indian Head cent. And then on to something special. A coin from a different nation.
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