1916-P Lincoln Wheat Cent 1C - UNC *No Reserve!

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1916-P Lincoln Wheat Cent 1C - UNC *No Reserve! A 1916-P Lincoln Wheat Cent in Uncirculated condition. The story behind the Lincoln Cent begins in 1905, when President Theodore Roosevelt commissioned the famous American sculptor and artist, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, to prepare designs for a new Small Cent. Initially, Saint-Gaudens' design for the front of the coin featured a flying eagle motif similar to James Barton Longacre's designs on the Small Cents of 1856-1858. However, this design was scrapped in favor of a head of Victory in profile wearing an Indian headdress. Saint-Gaudens and Roosevelt liked this design so much that they used it on the 1907 $10 instead of on the Cent. Saint-Gaudens died in August of 1907 before he was able to finish the Cent design. It was not until 1909, when Victor David Brenner made the famous bust of Lincoln with which we are all so familiar today. Lincoln was chosen as the subject for the new Cent because 1909 was the centennial of his birth. Until the appearance of Brenner's design, no actual person (living or dead) had ever appeared on a coin made for general circulation (however, this precedent had already been established on a few commemorative coins). We trust the market and strive to provide a true auction style experience with no reserve and a low starting price. The coin pictured here is the coin you will receive. Thanks for looking and be sure to browse our other auctions and buy it now items at our eBay store . ! About HCC Rare Coins HCC Rare Coins is an Ohio based coin company with 10 full time employees, 4 of whom are registered Numismatists. Howard C. Cook, Jr, founded HCC in 1991, and ever since our company has prided itself in being a rare coin management company that offers customers the deep experience our staff of professionals has to offer. HCC Inc. is the only company that offers free written coin and currency appraisals to bank customers and the community at large inside banking offices throughout Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. These appraisals are where we purchase many of the great collector coins we have for auction here on ebay and for sale on our website. HCC Rare Coins is a member of the American Numismatic Association, Professional Numismatists Guild (Howard C. Cook PNG member), PCGS, NGC and CAC grading services, as well as a member of the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating and the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. When you do business with HCC you are dealing with professionals. It is our goal to make sure that our customers are satisfied. Providing exceptional customer service is at the top of our list. We hope that you to enjoy doing business with us and come back again and again. Auctions We post new auctions nightly, Monday thru Friday, and encourage you to continually check our new listings – with many no reserve auctions (posted from 8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. eastern time). We offer combined shipping on additional items (see our shipping policies below). Grading Please note that grading is subjective. Our numismatists have had a lot of training and are very good at what they do. Still you are advised to use your own judgement and purchase the coin based on the provided photos as well as our descriptions. While our grades are the best guidelines we can offer, they are just our opinion. Payment Items must be paid within 7 business days of an auction or buy-it-now’s close. All PayPal methods are accepted. We also accept Master Card, Visa, Discover & American Express by phone. Call our office toll free at to pay by credit card between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (eastern time) Monday through Friday – we are closed on Saturday and Sunday. Sales Tax 7.00% sales tax applies to all sales shipped within the States of Ohio and Indiana. We are a registered business in these states and are required by LAW to charge sales tax on items shipped to these states. Domestic (U.S.) Shipping We ship fully insured through USPS.... read more

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