1911-S Wheat Penny Value

1911-S Lincoln Cent

Semi-key

About 4 million made.

1911-S Wheat Penny: front (type example, 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent) — Type example: 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ. The V.D.B. initials on this example's back were removed during 1909, so later wheat pennies don't have them.
Photo credits
National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History (photo: Jaclyn Nash) (PD; source)

1911-S Wheat Penny: back (type example, 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent) — Type example: 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ. The V.D.B. initials on this example's back were removed during 1909, so later wheat pennies don't have them.
Photo credits
National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History (photo: Jaclyn Nash) (PD; source)

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Worn (Good to Very Fine)

$30.00 – $94.00

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

$180

Brown

By grade

Typical value at each grade and colour. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Brown	Red-Brown	Red
G-4Good	$30.00	—	—
VG-8Very Good	$47.00	—	—
F-12Fine	$68.00	—	—
VF-20Very Fine	$94.00	—	—
XF-40Extremely Fine	$140	—	—
AU-50About Uncirculated	$160	—	—
MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated)	$180	$220	—
MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated)	$290	$360	$630
MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated)	$1,100	$1,300	$2,300

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate · based on 6 recorded sales

Penny Value estimate, 2026-Q4, from public sale records, mintage and survival data. It isn't a price guide or an offer.

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How to identify it

S below the date

What to check

What a genuine 1911-S shows:

S mint mark under the date: YesIs there a small letter S directly below the date on the heads side?

To check yours, photograph

Mint mark close-up

Fakes and look-alikes

Added S marks are possible.

Specs

Series: Lincoln Wheat Cent
Year: 1911
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc)
Weight: 3.11 g
Mintage: 4 million (4,026,000)
Source: Wikipedia
Designer: Victor David Brenner

Other 1911 pennies

1911
Philadelphia · 101.2 million made
7.5¢worn
$53.00MS-60
1911-D
Denver · 12.7 million made
Semi-key
$27.00worn
$120MS-60
1911 Proof
Philadelphia · Proof · 2,411 made
Proof
$180proof

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