Rare Lincoln Cents Make Completing A Collection Challenging

Lincoln cents have to be the most popular of all American coins ever made.

Among the most widely collected coins, the Lincoln cent actually makes a very challenging series to complete, with several expensive and scarce — even rare — key coins to acquire for a complete set.

A few of the rare and scarce Lincoln cents include:

1909-S VDB
1914-D
1922 no-D

There are several other rare and scarce Lincoln cents as well.

Rare Lincoln cent values have been increasing for decades due to shear demand, but now — thanks to the popularity of the Lincoln Bicentennial cents — Lincoln cents have seen some price increases across the board.

Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez( Senior Editor )

I’m the Coin Editor here at TheFunTimesGuide. My love for coins began when I was 11 years old. I primarily collect and study U.S. coins produced during the 20th century.

I’m a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) and have won multiple awards from the NLG for my work as a coin journalist. I’m also the editor at the Florida United Numismatists Club (FUN Topics magazine), and author of Images of America: The United States Mint in Philadelphia (a book that explores the colorful history of the Philadelphia Mint). I’ve contributed hundreds of articles for various coin publications including COINage, The Numismatist, Numismatic News, Coin Dealer Newsletter, Coin Values, and CoinWeek.

I’ve authored nearly 1,000 articles here at The Fun Times Guide to Coins (many of them with over 50K shares), and I welcome your coin questions in the comments below!