1922-D Wheat Penny Value

1922-D Lincoln Cent

Semi-key

About 7.2 million made in Denver, the only mint that struck cents in 1922.

1922-D 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)

1922-D 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)

$15.00 – $47.00

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

$140

Brown

By grade

Typical value at each grade and colour. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Brown	Red-Brown	Red
G-4Good	$15.00	—	—
VG-8Very Good	$24.00	—	—
F-12Fine	$34.00	—	—
VF-20Very Fine	$47.00	—	—
XF-40Extremely Fine	$57.00	—	—
AU-50About Uncirculated	$65.00	—	—
MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated)	$140	$170	—
MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated)	$240	$290	$510
MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated)	$610	$750	$1,300

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate · based on 5 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

Clear D below the date (all 1922 cents were struck in Denver)

What to check

What a genuine 1922-D shows:

Mint mark on a 1922 cent: StrongBelow the date of this 1922 cent, is the D mint mark strong, weak/partial, or completely missing?

To check yours, photograph

Mint mark close-up

Specs

Series: Lincoln Wheat Cent
Year: 1922
Mint: Denver
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc)
Weight: 3.11 g
Mintage: All 7,160,000 1922 cents were struck at Denver; the total includes the Weak D and No D coins, which aren't counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Designer: Victor David Brenner

Other varieties of this date

1922-D Weak D
Denver · Part of the 7,160,000 1922-D cents; not counted separately.
Variety
$190worn
$820MS-60
1922 No D Strong Reverse
Denver · Part of the 7,160,000 1922-D cents (struck with a worn or filled die that left no D); not counted separately.
Key date
$630worn
$4,800MS-60
1922 No D Weak Reverse
Denver · Part of the 7,160,000 1922-D cents; not counted separately.
Variety
$220worn
$1,500MS-60

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