1 Cent "Lincoln - Wheat Ears Reverse"
Features
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1909-1958 |
| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.11 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| References |
KM#
132, Standard Catalog of World Coins
Schön#
130, by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog
KM#
A132 by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) Standard Catalog of World Coins
by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
Obverse
Right facing profile of President Abraham Lincoln.
Mintmark under date
Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
1925
D
VDB
Engraver: Victor David Brenner
Victor David Brenner was a Litvak-American sculptor, engraver, and medalist known primarily as the designer of the United States Lincoln Cent.Reverse
Two wheat ears surrounding lettering.
Lettering:
E·PLURIBUS·UNUM
ONE CENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Engraver: Victor David Brenner
Victor David Brenner was a Litvak-American sculptor, engraver, and medalist known primarily as the designer of the United States Lincoln Cent.Edge
Smooth
© Cyrillius
Comments
KM# 132 for 1909-1942 bronze issues, KM# 132a for 1943 zinc coated steel issues, and KM# A132 for 1944-1958 bronze issues resumed.
Issues from 1944 to 1946 used brass made from spent wartime shell casings which were composed of 70% copper and 30% zinc. As a consequence, such issues are made of 95% copper and 5% zinc. However, alloy resumed to pre-war composition after 1946, that is, bronze composed of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc.
The 1943 bronze cent is a "Transitional Error" which occurred during the changeover from bronze to steel coated zinc.
how the signature "VDB" looks on Reverse on 1909 and 1909-S only.
© Ringgy
Coins from 1910-1917 do not have VDB. Starting in 1918, "VDB" was added onto the underside of Lincoln's bust, below the shoulder.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | (with signature "VDB" reverse; double die obverse) very rare | ||||||||||
| 1909 | 1,194 | (with signature "VDB" reverse) Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1909 | 2,618 | (without signature) Proof | |||||||||
| 1909 | 27,995,000 | 2.93 | 7.91 | 15.37 | 14.70 | 14.70 | 85.07 | with signature "VDB" reverse | |||
| 1909 | 72,702,618 | 0.98 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 3.78 | 4.25 | without signature "VDB" reverse | ||||
| 1909 S | (without signature; "S" over horizontal "S"; "S" overstruck variety) very rare | ||||||||||
| 1909 S | 484,000 | with signature reverse "VDB" | |||||||||
| 1909 S | 1,825,000 | 80.30 | 127.99 | without signature | |||||||
| 1910 | 146,801,218 | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 1.11 | ||||||
| 1910 | 4,118 | Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1910 S | 6,045,000 | 20.75 | |||||||||
| 1911 | 101,177,787 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 1.59 | 1.74 | 4.22 | |||||
| 1911 | 1,725 | Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1911 D | 12,672,000 | 3.73 | |||||||||
| 1911 S | 4,026,000 | ||||||||||
| 1912 | 68,153,060 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1.91 | 1.94 | ||||||
| 1912 | 2,172 | Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1912 D | 10,411,000 | ||||||||||
| 1912 S | 4,431,000 | 10.17 | |||||||||
| 1913 | 76,532,352 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.93 | 1.96 | ||||||
| 1913 | 2,983 | Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1913 D | 15,804,000 | 3.48 | 2.37 | ||||||||
| 1913 S | 6,101,000 | 4.30 | |||||||||
| 1914 | 75,238,432 | 0.75 | 0.95 | 1.89 | 2.07 | ||||||
| 1914 | 1,365 | Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1914 D | 1,193,000 | 121.56 | (fr) Attention aux marques d'atelier modifiées, rare. Pas de signature sur l'épaule des 1914-D authentiques | ||||||||
| 1914 S | 4,137,000 | 29.06 | |||||||||
| 1915 | 29,092,120 | 1.01 | 1.64 | ||||||||
| 1915 | 1,050 | Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1915 D | 22,050,000 | 1.52 | 1.41 | 4.94 | |||||||
| 1915 S | 4,833,000 | 30.47 | |||||||||
| 1916 | 131,833,677 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.82 | 2.71 | |||||
| 1916 | 600 | Matte Proof | |||||||||
| 1916 D | 35,956,000 | 0.68 | 0.99 | 3.40 | 3.40 | ||||||
| 1916 S | 22,510,000 | 1.25 | 1.25 | ||||||||
| 1917 | 196,429,785 | 0.25 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.56 | ||||||
| 1917 | double die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1917 | Matte Proof | ||||||||||
| 1917 D | 55,120,000 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1.66 | ||||||
| 1917 S | 32,620,000 | 0.98 | |||||||||
| 1918 | 288,104,634 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 1.37 | 1.30 | |||||
| 1918 D | 47,830,000 | 0.99 | 1.25 | 1.56 | 1.56 | ||||||
| 1918 S | 34,680,000 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.99 | ||||||
| 1919 | 392,021,000 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.95 | ||||||
| 1919 D | 57,154,000 | 0.58 | 0.94 | 2.60 | |||||||
| 1919 S | 139,760,000 | 0.20 | 0.41 | 0.97 | 1.96 | ||||||
| 1920 | 310,165,000 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0.55 | 2.22 | |||||
| 1920 D | 49,280,000 | 0.58 | 1.06 | 2.97 | 2.97 | ||||||
| 1920 S | 46,220,000 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 1.94 | |||||||
| 1921 | 39,157,000 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.98 | 1.97 | ||||||
| 1921 S | 15,274,000 | 1.53 | |||||||||
| 1922 | without Denver mintmark; die 2 strong reverse) ultra rare | ||||||||||
| 1922 | without Denver mintmark; die 3 weak reverse) ultra rare | ||||||||||
| 1922 (D) | faint "D" mintmark) very rare | ||||||||||
| 1922 D | 7,160,000 | 24.70 | |||||||||
| 1922 D | weak reverse | ||||||||||
| 1923 | 74,723,000 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.64 | 0.81 | ||||||
| 1923 S | 8,700,000 | 5.04 | 0.16 | ||||||||
| 1924 | 75,178,000 | 0.20 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.61 | ||||||
| 1924 D | 2,520,000 | ||||||||||
| 1924 S | 11,696,000 | 1.26 | 1.70 | ||||||||
| 1925 | 139,949,000 | 0.19 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 8.65 | 77.55 | ||||
| 1925 D | 22,580,000 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 2.48 | |||||||
| 1925 S | 26,380,000 | 0.90 | 0.97 | ||||||||
| 1926 | 157,088,000 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.56 | 0.56 | |||||
| 1926 D | 28,020,000 | 1.76 | 3.53 | ||||||||
| 1926 S | 4,550,000 | 14.83 | |||||||||
| 1927 | 144,440,000 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.52 | ||||||
| 1927 D | 27,170,000 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 1.85 | |||||||
| 1927 S | 14,276,000 | ||||||||||
| 1928 | 134,116,000 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.58 | ||||||
| 1928 D | 31,170,000 | 1.24 | 0.58 | 4.16 | |||||||
| 1928 S | larger mintmark | ||||||||||
| 1928 S | 17,266,000 | 2.86 | smaller mintmark | ||||||||
| 1929 | 185,262,000 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.63 | 2.26 | |||||
| 1929 D | 41,730,000 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 1.97 | ||||||
| 1929 S | 50,148,000 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 1.48 | ||||||
| 1930 | 157,415,000 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.75 | ||||||
| 1930 D | 40,100,000 | 0.60 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 1.48 | ||||||
| 1930 S | 24,286,000 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.77 | |||||||
| 1931 | 19,396,000 | 0.98 | |||||||||
| 1931 D | 4,480,000 | 4.91 | |||||||||
| 1931 S | 866,000 | 58.64 | |||||||||
| 1932 | 9,062,000 | 1.68 | 2.22 | ||||||||
| 1932 D | 10,500,000 | 6.85 | |||||||||
| 1933 | 14,360,000 | 1.24 | 1.48 | ||||||||
| 1933 D | 6,200,000 | ||||||||||
| 1934 | 219,080,000 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.94 | 20.85 | ||||
| 1934 D | 28,446,000 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 1.24 | 10.21 | ||||||
| 1935 | 245,388,000 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.53 | 4.50 | ||||
| 1935 D | 47,000,000 | 0.15 | 0.43 | ||||||||
| 1935 S | 38,702,000 | 0.14 | 0.41 | ||||||||
| 1936 | 309,632,000 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 0.80 | 1.97 | ||||
| 1936 | Brilliant Proof | ||||||||||
| 1936 | double die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1936 | 5,569 | Proof in Satin Finish | |||||||||
| 1936 D | 40,620,000 | 0.14 | 0.34 | ||||||||
| 1936 S | 29,130,000 | 0.47 | |||||||||
| 1937 | 309,170,000 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.48 | 0.95 | 5.32 | ||||
| 1937 | 9,320 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1937 D | 50,430,000 | 0.24 | 0.26 | ||||||||
| 1937 S | 34,500,000 | 0.49 | |||||||||
| 1938 | 156,682,000 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.39 | 0.99 | ||||||
| 1938 | 14,734 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1938 D | 20,010,000 | 0.60 | 15.77 | ||||||||
| 1938 S | 15,180,000 | 0.34 | 0.59 | ||||||||
| 1939 | 316,466,000 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.89 | 5.05 | |||
| 1939 | 13,520 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1939 D | 15,160,000 | 0.76 | 0.69 | ||||||||
| 1939 S | 52,070,000 | 0.19 | 0.60 | ||||||||
| 1940 | 586,810,000 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.44 | 0.57 | 3.44 | ||||
| 1940 | 15,872 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1940 D | 81,390,000 | 0.17 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.53 | ||||||
| 1940 S | 112,940,000 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.49 | 0.68 | ||||||
| 1941 | 887,018,000 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 3.81 | ||||
| 1941 | double die obverse | ||||||||||
| 1941 | 21,100 | 8.76 | Proof | ||||||||
| 1941 D | 128,700,000 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.94 | 2.40 | |||||
| 1941 S | 92,360,000 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.47 | 0.77 | (fr) la marque d'atelier peut être petite ou grosse | |||||
| 1942 | 657,796,000 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.77 | 2.91 | |||
| 1942 | 32,600 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1942 D | 206,698,000 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.48 | |||||
| 1942 S | 85,590,000 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 0.63 | 0.63 | ||||||
| 1944 | 1,435,400,000 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 4.38 | tin alloy composition change | |||
| 1944 D | "S" over "D" overstruck variety Type 1; tin alloy composition change | ||||||||||
| 1944 D | "S" over "D" overstruck variety Type 2; tin alloy composition change | ||||||||||
| 1944 D | 430,578,000 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.26 | tin alloy composition change | |||||
| 1944 S | 282,760,000 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.47 | 1.14 | 3.68 | tin alloy composition change | ||||
| 1945 | 1,040,515,000 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 1.95 | tin alloy composition change | ||
| 1945 D | 266,268,000 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.48 | tin alloy composition change | ||||
| 1945 S | 181,770,000 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.95 | tin alloy composition change | |||||
| 1946 | 991,655,000 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 1.11 | tin alloy composition change | ||
| 1946 D | 315,690,000 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 5.06 | tin alloy composition change | |||||
| 1946 S | "S" over "D" overstruck variety; tin alloy composition change | ||||||||||
| 1946 S | 198,100,000 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.29 | 1.18 | 3.52 | tin alloy composition change | |||
| 1947 | 190,555,000 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.20 | 0.20 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1947 D | 194,750,000 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 2.90 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1947 S | 99,000,000 | 0.26 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 3.51 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1948 | 317,570,000 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 0.21 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1948 D | 172,637,500 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 1.89 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1948 S | 81,735,000 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 9.43 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1949 | 217,775,000 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.22 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1949 D | 153,132,500 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.94 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1949 S | 64,290,000 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 5.06 | (fr) km#A132 | |||||
| 1950 | 272,635,000 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1950 | 51,386 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1950 D | 334,950,000 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 2.81 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1950 S | 118,505,000 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.26 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||||
| 1951 | 284,576,000 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 1.48 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1951 | 57,500 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1951 D | 625,355,000 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.99 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1951 S | 136,010,000 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 3.00 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1952 | 186,775,000 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 4.00 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1952 | 81,980 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1952 D | 746,130,000 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.83 | 4.00 | (fr) km#A132 | ||
| 1952 S | 137,800,004 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 5.45 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1953 | 256,755,000 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 2.74 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1953 | 128,800 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1953 D | 700,515,000 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 4.14 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1953 S | 181,835,000 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.43 | 2.90 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1954 | 71,640,050 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.25 | (fr) km#A132 | |||||
| 1954 | 233,300 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1954 D | 251,552,500 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 2.98 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1954 S | 96,190,000 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.87 | 5.06 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||
| 1955 | 330,958,200 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.32 | 0.32 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1955 | double die | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 378,200 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1955 D | 563,257,500 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.45 | 3.05 | (fr) km#A132 | ||
| 1955 S | 44,610,000 | 0.09 | 0.50 | 3.05 | (fr) km#A132 | ||||||
| 1956 | 420,745,000 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.98 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1956 | 669,384 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1956 D | 1,098,201,100 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 1.00 | (fr) km#A132 | ||
| 1956 D | "D" on "D" overstruck variety | ||||||||||
| 1957 | 282,540,000 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 2.51 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1957 | 1,247,952 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1957 D | 1,051,342,000 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 2.45 | (fr) km#A132 | ||
| 1958 | 252,525,000 | 0.56 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.64 | 0.94 | (fr) km#A132 | |||
| 1958 | 2 | double die | |||||||||
| 1958 | 875,652 | Proof | |||||||||
| 1958 D | 800,953,300 | 0.79 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.92 | (fr) km#A132 | ||
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