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Rare Pennies for the Penny Collector

Bullish One Cent Coins

Here are a few rare pennies with bright futures. These have always been in demand from penny collectors and will always be. As time permits, more Bullish one cent pennies will be added to this exclusive club.

1856 Flying Eagle cent

1877 Indian Head cent

1909-S VDB Lincoln cent

1914-D Lincoln cent

1922 Plain (No D) Lincoln cent

1931-S Lincoln cent

Date: 1856
Series: Flying Eagle cents

Mint: Philadelphia

1856 Flying Eagle cent reverse

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Estimated Coin Value in Year...

Compounded Annual % Rate

of Return Since...

1950 1980 1995 2000 2006 1950 1980 1995 2000

G-4 60.00 800 2600 3900 6000 8.41 7.75 7.22 6.35

VG-8 80.00 925 3500 4500 7100 8.19 7.84 6.07 6.73

F-12 100 1250 3900 4900 8000 7.99 7.12 6.17 7.25

VF-20 115 1500 4500 5200 9100 7.97 6.91 6.04 8.32

EF-40 130 1750 5000 5700 10000 7.92 6.67 5.95 8.36

AU-50 140 2000 5400 6300 12500 8.20 7.02 7.24 10.28

MS-60 150 2500 6400 7500 15000 8.41 6.86 7.36 10.41

MS-63 - - 9000 12500 22500 - - 7.93 8.76

MS-65 - - 17500 29000 52500 - - 9.59 8.85

MS-66 32500 150 K - - - 24.42

PF-65 185 2750 21000 22000 27500 9.17 8.90 2.27 3.24

Comments:

The inaugural small cent, the 1856 Flying Eagle cent had a mintage of only 1000. The addition of an 1856 cent in any acceptable condition is a prudent buy. The coin has seen steady appreciation over the long term, though the last couple of years have been stagnant. However, resumed growth at some point is a safe prediction, being that an 1856 Flying Eagle cent is "necessary" to complete a small cent collection, but is available only in extremely small quantities. Buy ONLY from reputable sources, as many 1858 Flying Eagles have been altered to appear as 1856.

The Year This Coin Was Minted...

The nation was careening relentlessly toward dissolution and civil war. In 1856, a harbinger of events to come was being played out in "Bleeding Kansas", where both sides of the slavery issue clashed over the admission of the Jayhawkers as a free or slave state.

Armed combatants poured into the Kansas Territory, determined to influence the outcome. "Border Ruffians" (right) from Missouri sacked Lawrence in May 1856. A group of fanatical abolitionists, led by John Brown, retaliated by murdering five pro-slavery settlers in Pottawatomie.

James Buchanan was elected the 15th President of the United States in 1856, but could do little to ward off the impending disaster.

Also in 1856, the 13.5 ton British Parliament "Big Ben" bell was cast.
Border Ruffians cross into Kansas
"Border Ruffians" entering Kansas.

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Coin Photo courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA.
Public domain historical image.

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Date: 1877

Series: Indian Head cent

Mint: Philadelphia

G R A D E	Estimated Coin Value in Year...					Compounded Annual % Rate of Return Since...
G R A D E	1950	1980	1995	2000	2006	1950	1980	1995	2000
G-4	9.00	225	310	475	600	7.65	3.70	5.66	3.39
VG-8	13.50	250	350	575	775	7.36	4.28	6.85	4.36
F-12	17.50	300	500	750	1450	8.06	6.01	9.28	9.88
VF-20	25.00	400	625	900	1750	7.74	5.62	8.96	9.97
EF-40	32.50	550	1250	1400	2250	7.72	5.36	5.02	7.01
AU-50	40.00	775	1750	1750	2750	7.70	4.80	3.84	6.67
MS-60B	50.00	1250	2200	2200	3000	7.45	3.30	2.62	4.53
MS-63RB	-	-	2700	3400	3950	-	-	3.22	2.17
MS-65RB	-	-	12500	8000	10000	-	-	-1.84	3.24
MS-65R	-	-	-	15000	20000	-	-	-	4.20
MS-67RB	-	-	-	70000	-	-	-	-	-
PF-65R	60.00	1800	6500	8500	10000	9.39	6.56	3.66	2.35

Comments:

The 1877 is considered the most crucial key date of the Indian Head cent series. The coin has demonstrated moderate to strong gains in just about every condition over time frames short and long. In recent years, color quality (B= BROWN, RB= RED-BROWN, R= RED) has become an important value modifier for Indian Head cents and other copper coins.

The Year This Coin Was Minted...

Going into 1877, the presidential election of 1876 remained unsettled. The Democratic nominee, Samuel Tilden of New York, carried the popular vote by a margin of 250,000. He won 184 electoral votes, compared to 165 for Republican Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio, but 185 votes were required to reach the White House. Twenty electoral votes, from the states of Oregon, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida were disputed. The controversy threatened to plunge the nation into violence.

A 15 member commission (8 Republicans, 7 Democrats) was named to decide the fate of the disputed electoral votes. By a straight party vote, all 20 electoral votes were awarded to the Republican. On March 5, 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes (pictured at right) was sworn in as the 19th president of the United States.

In one of his first acts, President Hayes withdrew federal troops from the South, bringing to a close the era of Reconstruction following the Civil War.

President Rutherford B. Hayes

The election of 1876, resulting in a rancorous victory for Rutherford B. Hayes, topping even Bush v. Gore 2000 in acrimony.

Coin Photos courtesy of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA.

Historical image courtesy of Library of Congress.

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Date: 1909-S VDB

Series: Lincoln cent

Mint: San Francisco

G R A D E	Estimated Coin Value in Year...					Compounded Annual % Rate of Return Since...
G R A D E	1950	1980	1995	2000	2006	1950	1980	1995	2000
G-4	5.00	200	350	400	850	9.60	5.72	8.40	13.39
VG-8	7.00	210	400	425	900	9.06	5.76	7.65	13.32
F-12	8.25	240	425	475	1000	8.94	5.64	8.09	13.21
VF-20	9.00	250	475	525	1200	9.13	6.22	8.79	14.77
EF-40	9.25	275	550	575	1300	9.23	6.16	8.13	14.56
AU-50	10.00	300	625	650	1450	9.29	6.25	7.95	14.31
MS-60B	12.50	400	675	725	1650	9.11	5.60	8.46	14.69
MS-63RB	-	-	875	850	2000	-	-	7.80	15.33
MS-64R	-	-	1150	1500	5000	-	-	14.29	22.22
MS-65RB	-	600	-	1500	5000	-