4. 1985 Penny die error Each year, billions of pennies are produced. Dies and other equipment frequently breaks during production. These coins will have some mark or damaged design that might initially make them seem worthless. But these errors are a unique feature many collectors are interested ...
You can see that the mintage of1986 Lincoln penniesis high since three mints produced an impressive 8,937,272,688 pieces this year. Unlike mints in Philadelphia and Denver, places for minting billions of coins from the regular strikes, the one in San Francisco produced only proofs. 1986 No ...
In 1919, three mints struck 588,935,000 Lincoln wheat pennies from the regular strikes. That year, there were no proof coins minted. 1919 No Mint mark wheat penny value With 392,021,000 produced1919 Lincoln pennies, the Philadelphia mint had the largest mintage in the early series, from 19...
The combination of the large numbers and the relatively recent mintage means that there are still plenty of 1980 pennies out there. And unless you have an error coin – more on those later – circulated examples won’t be worth more than their face value. In mint state, red coins are mor...
Year of Minting: 1917 Face Value: 1 Cent $ Price: $0.25 – $165 Mintage: 196,429,785 Designer: Victor D. Brenner In 1917, the mint in Philadelphia produced over 190 million wheat pennies. These pennies lacked a mint mark because the minting facility began using the“P” mint markin 194...
Longacre Years Minted 1859 Only Weight 4.67 grams Composition 88% copper, 12% nickel Diameter approx. 19 mm Edge plain Mintage 36,400,000 Variety 2 - Copper-Nickel, Oak Wreath With Shield 1860-1864(click image for larger view)1860-1864 Type 2Indian Head Cent ...
This penny is very rare, with a mintage of only 2,000 specimens, and forgeries and alterations of this date are far more common than the genuine 1856. The 1856 Flying Eagle Cent is considered to be a pattern coin, rather than a circulation issue by many experts. For a full chart of ...
1945 places 4th in highest total mintage of wheat series Lincoln cents. San Francisco variety pennies continue the trend of producing the fewest for the year. Popular with collectors and one to inspect for condition. 1945 Lincoln Penny No Mintmark Under Date: Philadelphia Mint Struck the Coin ...
1912 represents the 10th lowest combined mintage of all varieties. Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco minted a total of 82,992,900 cents that year. Almost 83 million cents is a large number until compared to one hundred years later. 2012 mintage of cents totaled just over 12 Billion ...
1914-D – with a mintage of just under 1.2 million. Uncirculated coins have auctioned for over $25,000. In circulated condition they are still valuable with a 1914-D fetching $100-$200. 1914-S – less valuable than the “D” mints for this year, but still worth $10+. ...