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1909–1958
Lincoln Wheat Penny values
Lincoln Wheat Cent
Every Lincoln Wheat Cent by date and mint (183 coins), with key dates marked and typical values.
Type example: 1909 Philadelphia VDB cent. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ. Photo credits National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History (photo: Jaclyn Nash) (PD; source ) How to recognise it
Two wheat ears on the back, with ONE CENT between them Lincoln's portrait on the front, dated 1909 to 1958 Designer: Victor David Brenner Mint mark: Below the date, on the front Check your own penny Take a photo of each side and Penny Value finds the date, the mint mark and the variety.
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Key dates and varieties to look for 1909-S/Horizontal S San Francisco · Included in the 1,825,000 1909-S (no V.D.B.) coins; not counted separately.
Variety
1910-S San Francisco · 6,045,000 made
Semi-key
1911-D Denver · 12.7 million made
Semi-key
1911-S San Francisco · 4,026,000 made
Semi-key
1912-S San Francisco · 4,431,000 made
Semi-key
1913-S San Francisco · 6,101,000 made
Semi-key
1914-D Denver · 1,193,000 made
Key date
1914-S San Francisco · 4,137,000 made
Semi-key
1915-S San Francisco · 4,833,000 made
Semi-key
1922-D Denver · 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.
Semi-key
1922-D Weak D Denver · Part of the 7,160,000 1922-D cents; not counted separately.
Variety
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
1923-S San Francisco · 8,700,000 made
Semi-key
1924-D Denver · 2,520,000 made
Key date
1926-S San Francisco · 4,550,000 made
Semi-key
1931-S San Francisco · 866,000 made
Key date
1933-D Denver · 6,200,000 made
Semi-key
1943 Bronze (error) Philadelphia · A handful known: about a dozen confirmed, and perhaps about 40 struck by mistake.
Error Test first
Rarely sold
1944-D/S Denver · Included in the 430,578,000 1944-D total; not counted separately.
Variety
1946-S/D San Francisco · Included in the 198,100,000 1946-S total; not counted separately.
Variety
1955 Doubled Die Obverse Philadelphia · Roughly 20,000-24,000 are thought to exist; perhaps about 40,000 were struck during one night shift. Part of the 330,580,000 1955 total.
Key date
1955-S San Francisco · 44.6 million made
Semi-key
Every date and mint
Worn = typical value when worn (Good to Very Fine); MS-60 = uncirculated. Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimates · not an offer to buy.
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1909 1909-S/Horizontal S Included in the 1,825,000 1909-S (no V.D.B.) coins; not counted separately.
Variety
1910 1910 Philadelphia · 146.8 million made
1910-S San Francisco · 6,045,000 made
Semi-key
1911 1911 Philadelphia · 101.2 million made
1911-D Denver · 12.7 million made
Semi-key
1911-S San Francisco · 4,026,000 made
Semi-key
1912 1912 Philadelphia · 68.2 million made
1912-D Denver · 10.4 million made
1912-S San Francisco · 4,431,000 made
Semi-key
1913 1913 Philadelphia · 76.5 million made
1913-D Denver · 15.8 million made
1913-S San Francisco · 6,101,000 made
Semi-key
1914 1914 Philadelphia · 75.2 million made
1914-D Denver · 1,193,000 made
Key date
1914-S San Francisco · 4,137,000 made
Semi-key
1915 1915 Philadelphia · 29.1 million made
1915-D Denver · 22.1 million made
1915-S San Francisco · 4,833,000 made
Semi-key
1916 1916 Philadelphia · 131.8 million made
1916-D Denver · 36 million made
1916-S San Francisco · 22.5 million made
1917 1917 Philadelphia · Included in the 196,429,785 1917 total; not counted separately.
1917-D Denver · 55.1 million made
1917-S San Francisco · 32.6 million made
1918 1918 Philadelphia · 288.1 million made
1918-D Denver · 47.8 million made
1918-S San Francisco · 34.7 million made
1919 1919 Philadelphia · 392 million made
1919-D Denver · 57.2 million made
1919-S San Francisco · 139.8 million made
1920 1920 Philadelphia · 310.2 million made
1920-D Denver · 49.3 million made
1920-S San Francisco · 46.2 million made
1921 1921 Philadelphia · 39.2 million made
1921-S San Francisco · 15.3 million made
1922 1922-D Denver · 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.
Semi-key
1922-D Weak D Part of the 7,160,000 1922-D cents; not counted separately.
Variety
1922 No D Strong Reverse 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
1923 1923 Philadelphia · 74.7 million made
1923-S San Francisco · 8,700,000 made
Semi-key
1924 1924 Philadelphia · 75.2 million made
1924-D Denver · 2,520,000 made
Key date
1924-S San Francisco · 11.7 million made
1925 1925 Philadelphia · 139.9 million made
1925-D Denver · 22.6 million made
1925-S San Francisco · 26.4 million made
1926 1926 Philadelphia · 157.1 million made
1926-D Denver · 28 million made
1926-S San Francisco · 4,550,000 made
Semi-key
1927 1927 Philadelphia · 144.4 million made
1927-D Denver · 27.2 million made
1927-S San Francisco · 14.3 million made
1928 1928 Philadelphia · 134.1 million made
1928-D Denver · 31.2 million made
1928-S San Francisco · 17.3 million made
1929 1929 Philadelphia · 185.3 million made
1929-D Denver · 41.7 million made
1929-S San Francisco · 50.1 million made
1930 1930 Philadelphia · 157.4 million made
1930-D Denver · 40.1 million made
1930-S San Francisco · 24.3 million made
1931 1931 Philadelphia · 19.4 million made
1931-S San Francisco · 866,000 made
Key date
1932 1932 Philadelphia · 9,062,000 made
1932-D Denver · 10.5 million made
1933 1933 Philadelphia · 14.4 million made
1933-D Denver · 6,200,000 made
Semi-key
1934 1934 Philadelphia · 219.1 million made
1934-D Denver · 28.4 million made
1935 1935 Philadelphia · 245.4 million made
1935-D Denver · 47 million made
1935-S San Francisco · 38.7 million made
1936 1936 Philadelphia · Included in the 309,632,000 1936 total; not counted separately.
1936-D Denver · 40.6 million made
1936-S San Francisco · 29.1 million made
1937 1937 Philadelphia · 309.2 million made
1937-D Denver · 50.4 million made
1937-S San Francisco · 34.5 million made
1938 1938 Philadelphia · 156.7 million made
1938-D Denver · 20 million made
1938-S San Francisco · 15.2 million made
1939 1939 Philadelphia · 316.5 million made
1939-D Denver · 15.2 million made
1939-S San Francisco · 52.1 million made
1940 1940 Philadelphia · 586.8 million made
1940-D Denver · 81.4 million made
1940-S San Francisco · 112.9 million made
1941 1941 Philadelphia · Included in the 887,018,000 1941 total; not counted separately.
1941-D Denver · 128.7 million made
1941-S San Francisco · 92.4 million made
1942 1942 Philadelphia · 657.8 million made
1942-D Denver · 206.7 million made
1942-S San Francisco · 85.6 million made
1943 1943 Bronze (error) A handful known: about a dozen confirmed, and perhaps about 40 struck by mistake.
Error Test first
Rarely sold
1944 1944 Philadelphia · 1.4 billion made
1944-D Denver · 430.6 million made
1944-D/S Included in the 430,578,000 1944-D total; not counted separately.
Variety
1944-S San Francisco · 282.8 million made
1945 1945 Philadelphia · 1 billion made
1945-D Denver · 266.3 million made
1945-S San Francisco · 181.8 million made
1946 1946 Philadelphia · 991.7 million made
1946-D Denver · 315.7 million made
1946-S San Francisco · Included in the 198,100,000 1946-S total; not counted separately.
1946-S/D Included in the 198,100,000 1946-S total; not counted separately.
Variety
1947 1947 Philadelphia · 190.6 million made
1947-D Denver · 194.8 million made
1947-S San Francisco · 99 million made
1948 1948 Philadelphia · 317.6 million made
1948-D Denver · 172.6 million made
1948-S San Francisco · 81.7 million made
1949 1949 Philadelphia · 217.8 million made
1949-D Denver · 153.1 million made
1949-S San Francisco · 64.3 million made
1950 1950 Philadelphia · 272.6 million made
1950-D Denver · 335 million made
1950-S San Francisco · 118.5 million made
1951 1951 Philadelphia · 284.6 million made
1951-D Denver · Included in the 625,355,000 1951-D total; not counted separately.
1951-S San Francisco · 136 million made
1952 1952 Philadelphia · 186.8 million made
1952-D Denver · 746.1 million made
1952-S San Francisco · 137.8 million made
1953 1953 Philadelphia · 256.8 million made
1953-D Denver · 700.5 million made
1953-S San Francisco · 181.8 million made
1953 Proof Philadelphia · Proof · 128,800 made
Proof
1954 1954 Philadelphia · 71.6 million made
1954-D Denver · 251.6 million made
1954-S San Francisco · 96.2 million made
1954 Proof Philadelphia · Proof · 233,300 made
Proof
1955 1955 Philadelphia · Part of the 330,580,000 1955 cents; about 20,000-24,000 of those are the doubled die.
1955 Doubled Die Obverse Roughly 20,000-24,000 are thought to exist; perhaps about 40,000 were struck during one night shift. Part of the 330,580,000 1955 total.
Key date
1955-D Denver · 563.3 million made
1955-S San Francisco · 44.6 million made
Semi-key
1955 Proof Philadelphia · Proof · 378,200 made
Proof
1956 1956 Philadelphia · 420.7 million made
1956-D Denver · Included in the 1,098,201,100 1956-D total; not counted separately.
1956 Proof Philadelphia · Proof · 669,384 made
Proof
1957 1957 Philadelphia · 282.5 million made
1957-D Denver · 1.1 billion made
1957 Proof Philadelphia · Proof · 1,247,952 made
Proof
1958 1958 Philadelphia · Included in the 252,525,000 1958 total; not counted separately.
1958-D Denver · 801 million made
1958 Proof Philadelphia · Proof · 875,652 made
Proof
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