Rare Lincoln Cents You Could Find In Circulation

It isn’t often that you find a rare coin in circulation, but it happens.

Did you know that Scott Travers, a famous numismatist, once “spent” 3 valuable pennies in New York City to promote coin collecting?

In 2006, he used a 1908-S Indian cent, 1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln cent, and 1914-D Lincoln cent — and nobody has reported finding them yet!

You may be surprised to learn that there are several rare Lincoln cents that you may have a (small) chance of finding if you keep your eyes to what goes through your pocket.

Some of the scarce dates include:

1909-S Lincoln cent
1924-D Lincoln cent
1931-S Lincoln cent

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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.

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