A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents (Official Red Books)

Lincoln cents account for nearly a third of the coins the United States has
ever minted. In recent times the mintage of Lincoln cents has reached more than five billion per year—nearly equaling the mintage of all the other circulating coins combined. The Lincoln cent is an ever-evolving submarket within the growing field of numismatics. With its wide value swings for higher grade earlier pieces and thousands of documented die varieties, this series has something to offer every collector from novice to expert. This book provides collectors with unique insight into the longest-running series of coins in United States history with its detailed facts and figures as well as notes,contemporary articles, and other documentation assembled by the most prolific numismatic
author in our lifetime.