1969-S Penny Value

1969-S Lincoln Cent

1969-S Penny: front (type example, 2005-D Memorial cent) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
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United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

1969-S Penny: back (type example, 2005-D Memorial reverse) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
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United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Worn (Good to Very Fine)

4¢

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

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By grade

Typical value at each grade and colour. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Brown
G-4Good	4¢
VG-8Very Good	4¢
F-12Fine	4¢
VF-20Very Fine	4¢
XF-40Extremely Fine	4¢
AU-50About Uncirculated	4¢

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate

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

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What a genuine 1969-S shows:

Doubled die obverse (1969s): NoOn this 1969s cent, is there strong, rounded, separated doubling (not flat shelf-like machine doubling) on LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date (with an S mint mark present)?

Specs

Series: Lincoln Memorial Cent
Year: 1969
Mint: San Francisco
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Brass (95% copper, 5% zinc)
Weight: 3.11 g
Mintage: Included in the 544,375,000 1969-S total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)

Other varieties of this date

1969-S Doubled Die Obverse
San Francisco · Included in the 544,375,000 1969-S total; not counted separately.
Key date
$4,100worn
$19,000MS-60

Other 1969 pennies

1969
Philadelphia · 1.1 billion made
4¢worn
1969-D
Denver · 4 billion made
4¢worn
1969-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · 2,934,631 made
Proof

1969 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart