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Descriptions, Mintages, and Expert Diagnostics

1Series OverviewLincoln Cent, Wheat (1909-1958)

"Designed by Victor David Brenner, it was the first widely circulating U.S. coin to feature a portrait of a real person."

★Reference Diagram

Lincoln Cent, Wheat (1909-1958) — educational reference diagram
Public domain — w:Nauticashades/Nauticashades

3Associated Coins / Mintages

Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1909 VDB
27,995,000
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
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1909-S
1,825,000
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
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1909-S VDB
484,000
Mintage
2.0–2.9Scarce
Total Weight3.11 g
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1914-D
1,193,000
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1914-S
4,137,000
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1917 Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101
Unknown
Mintage
Total Weight3.11 g
1922 No D
Unknown
Mintage
Total Weight3.11 g
1922 No D (Weak D)
Est. Scarce
Est. Survival
2.0–2.9Scarce
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1922-D
7,160,000
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
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1924-D
2,520,000
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
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1926-S
4,550,000
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
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1931-S
866,000
Mintage
1.1–1.9Common
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1936 Doubled Die Obverse
Unknown
Mintage
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1943 Bronze Cent (Error)
Est. 20 Known
Est. Survival
9.0–9.9Ultra Rare
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1943 Steel
684,628,670
Mintage
1.0Very Common
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1955 Doubled Die
Est. 20,000
Est. Survival
3.0–4.9Very Scarce
Total Weight3.11 g
Coppercoins.com / Chuck Daughtrey
1958 Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101
Unknown
Mintage
Total Weight3.11 g