1944-D/S Wheat Penny Value

1944-D/S Lincoln Cent

Variety

A Denver die first punched with an S mint mark.

1944-D/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)

1944-D/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)

$17.00 – $54.00

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

$100

Brown

By grade

Typical value at each grade and colour. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Brown	Red-Brown	Red
G-4Good	$17.00	—	—
VG-8Very Good	$27.00	—	—
F-12Fine	$39.00	—	—
VF-20Very Fine	$54.00	—	—
XF-40Extremely Fine	$82.00	—	—
AU-50About Uncirculated	$92.00	—	—
MS-60Mint State (Uncirculated)	$100	$130	—
MS-63Mint State (Uncirculated)	$340	$410	$720
MS-65Mint State (Uncirculated)	$340	$410	$720

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate · based on 4 recorded sales · few sales, so treat it as a rough guide

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

The D mint mark was punched over an S: curves of the S show around the D

What to check

What a genuine 1944-D/S shows:

D over S (1944-D/S): YesAre traces of an S (curves) visible around or inside the D mint mark?

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Mint mark close-up

Specs

Series: Lincoln Wheat Cent
Year: 1944
Mint: Denver
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Brass (95% copper, 5% zinc)
Weight: 3.11 g
Mintage: Included in the 430,578,000 1944-D total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Variety number: FS-511
Designer: Victor David Brenner

Other varieties of this date

1944-D
Denver · 430.6 million made
7.5¢worn
$1.50MS-60
1944-D Steel (error)
Denver · A handful known: about 7-10.
ErrorTest first
Rarely sold

Other 1944 pennies

1944
Philadelphia · 1.4 billion made
7.5¢worn
79¢MS-60
1944-S
San Francisco · 282.8 million made
7.5¢worn
$1.50MS-60

1944 penny values · Every Lincoln Wheat Cent · Penny value chart