(80) Original 1909-1948 Lincoln Wheat Cent Collection

(80) Original 1909-1948 Lincoln Wheat Cent Collection, Estate Found, Circulated, Displayed in wayte raymond album, Please view photos

Dimensions

DIAMETER: 19.00 millimeters

Artist or Maker

Victor David Brenner

Medium

95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc

Date

1909

Condition Report

Circulated

Exhibited

Currently Mebane Antique Gallery and available for preview

Literature

The Lincoln Wheat Cent was launched on August 2, 1909, to honor the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Designed by Victor David Brenner, it was the first regular U.S. circulating coin to feature a real person. The iconic series transitioned through World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II before closing out this era in 1948

Provenance

R. Bing Collection

Notes

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Condition

Circulated