Pennies

Historical Context

The Indian Head cent was struck from 1859 to 1909, when the Lincoln cent replaced it.

Condition

[Est. XF40] Circulated. The grade is our estimate from the images; the coin has not been professionally graded.

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Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. Denver began striking cents in 1911. In 1928 it struck about 31 million, less than a quarter of Philadelphia's 134 million that year.

1928 was the last full year of the Roaring Twenties boom before the 1929 crash. That September Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and in November Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat Willie.

Buying Power

In 1928 this one cent had the buying power of about 20 cents today.

Condition

[Est. F-12] Original and never cleaned or polished, with even brown surfaces and no luster. Full rims; all lettering clear, including IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY and E PLURIBUS UNUM; Lincoln's hair, ear and bow tie show; the wheat lines are visible on the upper half of both ears. The D mint mark is clear and open. A few light marks and small dark specks on both sides (see the close-ups). Checked for documented 1928-D varieties and errors: none seen. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age and importance to American history.

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Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. In 1928 Denver struck 31,170,000 cents, less than a quarter of Philadelphia's 134 million. That July a bakery in Chillicothe, Missouri, sold the first commercially sliced bread, cut on Otto Rohwedder's new machine.

Buying Power

In 1928 this one cent had the buying power of about 20 cents today.

Condition

[Est. VG-10] Original and never cleaned, with even brown surfaces and no luster. Full rims; IN GOD WE TRUST, the date and ONE CENT are clear, and LIBERTY is weak at the L. Lincoln's cheek and jaw are worn smooth, with some hair detail left above the ear; the wheat lines show faintly on the upper parts of both ears. The D mint mark is clear. Light marks on the obverse and a few fine scratches across ONE CENT on the reverse (see the close-ups). Checked for documented 1928-D varieties and errors: none seen. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. Denver struck 31,170,000 cents in 1928. That June Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, as a passenger aboard the Friendship, and came home famous.

Buying Power

In 1928 this one cent had the buying power of about 20 cents today.

Condition

[Est. G-6] Original and never cleaned, with even brown surfaces. Heavily worn but complete: the date, the D mint mark, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and ONE CENT are all readable, with full rims. Lincoln's portrait is worn to an outline with little hair detail, the wheat ears are worn nearly flat with only traces of the lines, and the left side of E PLURIBUS UNUM runs into the rim. Scattered light marks (see the close-ups). Checked for documented 1928-D varieties and errors: none seen. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909, the first regular US coin to show a real person; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. In 1917 Philadelphia struck about 196 million cents.

On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I. Cents like this one paid for war-time newspapers, stamps and streetcar fares as the country mobilized.

Buying Power

In 1917 this one cent had the buying power of about 26 cents today.

Condition

[Est. AG-3] Original and never cleaned or polished, with even brown surfaces and no luster. Heavily worn: Lincoln's outline and LIBERTY are clear and the date is readable but weak; IN GOD WE TRUST and E PLURIBUS UNUM are worn into the rims; the wheat ears show as outlines only. Light scratches on both sides (see the close-ups). Checked for the 1917 doubled die obverse: no doubling seen on the date; the motto is too worn to show it. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age and importance to American history.

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Historical Context

James B. Longacre designed the Indian Head cent, struck from 1859 to 1909, in bronze from 1864. The 1907 run of about 108 million was the largest of the entire series, the first to pass one hundred million.

1907 was a turning point for American money. In October the Panic of 1907 swept Wall Street, and J.P. Morgan organized the private rescue; the crisis led to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. The same year, at President Theodore Roosevelt's urging to give the nation "a coinage which would have some beauty," the Mint released Augustus Saint-Gaudens's famous $20 gold double eagle. Two years later Roosevelt's push brought the Lincoln cent, which replaced the Indian Head in 1909.

Buying Power

In 1907 this one cent had the buying power of about 36 cents today.

Condition

[Est. G-6] A strong Good with original medium-brown surfaces and no luster. The denticles around the rims are sharp and complete on both sides; feather tips and separations, the ear and the hair curl show; on the reverse the wreath leaves, ribbon bow, arrows and shield stripes are crisp. LIBERTY is not visible on the headband. Small scratches on the cheek and neck, a thin diagonal line across the reverse near CENT, small green specks on both rims and near the A of AMERICA, a pale blue-green spot below CENT, and a lighter orange-toned area at the right of the reverse (see the close-ups). Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age and importance to American history.

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Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. In 1943 the Mint struck cents in zinc-coated steel to save copper for the war. From 1944 to 1946 it went back to a copper alloy made partly from melted spent cartridge cases, which is why these years are called shell-case cents. San Francisco struck 282,760,000 cents in 1944, the year of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

Buying Power

In 1944 this one cent had the buying power of about 19 cents today.

Condition

[Est. AU-58 RB] Little or no wear, with mostly red-orange color mellowing to brown on Lincoln's face and in spots on the reverse. Full, sharp wheat lines and strong hair detail. Scattered light marks and fine lines on Lincoln's head, a few small dark spots and a short dark line in the left field of the reverse (see the close-ups). The S mint mark appears single. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. After the wartime shell-case years, the cent went back to its prewar bronze in 1947, and San Francisco struck 99,000,000 that year. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke baseball's color line.

Buying Power

In 1947 this one cent had the buying power of about 15 cents today.

Condition

[Est. AU-58 RB] Little or no wear, red-orange with brown toning. Full wheat lines and strong hair detail. Fine scratches across Lincoln's head and neck and a few in the right obverse field, plus a few tiny dark spots near the rims (see the close-ups). The S mint mark appears single. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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Historical Context

James B. Longacre designed the Indian Head cent, struck from 1859 to 1909, in bronze from 1864. In 1906 the Mint struck about 96 million, one of the largest runs of the series, as coin-operated machines and penny arcades kept the demand for cents growing.

That April, the great San Francisco earthquake and fire leveled much of the city. The San Francisco Mint was one of the few buildings nearby to survive, still holding about a third of the nation's gold reserves, saved by Superintendent Frank A. Leach and his men. Three years later Leach, by then Director of the Mint, hired Victor David Brenner to design the Lincoln cent, which replaced the Indian Head in 1909.

Buying Power

In 1906 this one cent had the buying power of about 37 cents today.

Condition

[Est. G-6] Original and never cleaned or polished: untouched in a family collection for many decades, with even chocolate-brown surfaces and no luster. Full, bold rims all around; legends and date strong; feathers outlined; LIBERTY is not visible on the headband. Two light scratches across the headdress, a lighter spot on the cheek, small orange-red deposits on the upper and lower rim, and a few green specks on the reverse rim (see the close-ups). Grade estimated; not professionally graded.

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Historical Context

Victor David Brenner designed the Lincoln cent for the centennial of Lincoln's birth in 1909; the wheat-ears reverse ran until 1958. San Francisco struck 92,360,000 cents in 1941. Work on Mount Rushmore ended on October 31, 1941, leaving Lincoln's face carved in granite beside Washington, Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt; Pearl Harbor came five weeks later.

Buying Power

In 1941 this one cent had the buying power of about 23 cents today.

Condition

[Est. XF Details, Coated] A clear coating of some kind, unidentified, gives the coin a glossy shine. On the obverse it has lifted and wrinkled at its edges, with dark, mottled discoloration underneath, heaviest on Lincoln's head and in the left field (see the portrait close-up). LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date are clear; the S mint mark sits under the edge of the coating. The reverse is brown, with full, sharp wheat lines, light wear and a few small marks. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but value to collectors is far higher due to its age.

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Historical Context

The wheat reverse was used from 1909 to 1958; in 1959 it was replaced by the Lincoln Memorial.

Condition

[Est. XF40] Circulated. The grade is our estimate from the images; the coin has not been professionally graded.

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