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This S-mint Lincoln is quite common in all grades as high as MS66 and offers enough survivors in the MS67 range to satisfy even the most discriminating of registry set collectors. As this coin has an adequate number of examples active in the marketplace, one should find little challenge in seeking the top-notch specimens. Thankfully, the quality of color and strike among this and many other late-1930s Lincoln is among the best a numismatist could hope to find.
Obverse Description
Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portrait and the date and mintmark (If any) positioned on the right side.
Reverse Description
Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter.
Catalog Information
GSID:
2059
Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1938, S
Reverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Reverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Weight (gr):
3.11 gr
Weight (oz):
0.11 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
19
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Coin Date:
1938-S
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
San Francisco
Mint Mark:
S
Mintage:
15,180,000
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1909-1958
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
PCGS #:
2673
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Coin Value History
1938-S 1c MS RB
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1938-S 1c MS RB
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1938-S 1c PCGS MS64 RB
$13
1938-S 1c DGS MS63 RB (Lightly Cleaned)
$15
1938-S 1C MS62 Red and Brown ANACS. FS-016.5 RPM-2. NGC Census: (0/6). PCGS Population (1/7). Mintage: 15,180,000. Numismed...
$19
1938-S/S 1C MS64 Red and Brown ANACS. RPM-2. NGC Census: (9/24). PCGS Population (12/29). Mintage: 15,180,000....
$57
1938-S 1C MS63 Red and Brown ANACS. FS-016.5 RPM-2. NGC Census: (0/6). PCGS Population (1/6). Mintage: 15,180,000. Numisme...
$12
1938-S 1C MS62 Red and Brown ANACS. RPM-1. NGC Census: (0/6). PCGS Population (1/7). Mintage: 15,180,000. Numismedia Wsl. P...
$15
1938-S/S 1C MS64 Red and Brown ANACS. RPM-2 . NGC Census: (4/5). PCGS Population (1/6). Mintage: 15,180,000. Numismedia...
$51
1938-S 1c PCGS MS64 RB
$17
1938-S/S 1C MS64 Red and Brown ANACS. RPM-2. NGC Census: (4/4). PCGS Population (2/5). Mintage: 15,180,000. Numismedia Wsl....
$31
1938-S 1C MS64 Red and Brown ANACS. FS-501 RPM-1. NGC Census: (4/4). PCGS Population (2/5). Mintage: 15,180,000. Numismedia...
$10
Lincoln Cent 1c Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958 MS BN [Type]
Worth: $0 – $45
Lincoln Cent 1c Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958 MS RB [Type]
Worth: $0 – $55
Lincoln Cent 1c Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958 MS RD [Type]
Worth: $0 – $80
1909 VDB 1c MS BN
Worth: $2 – $450
1909 VDB 1c MS RB
Worth: $22 – $22,000
1909 VDB 1c MS RD
Worth: $40 – $50,000
1909 VDB 1c Doubled Die Obverse MS BN
Worth: $10 – $330
1909 VDB 1c Doubled Die Obverse MS RB
Worth: $130 – $750
1909 VDB 1c Doubled Die Obverse MS RD
Worth: $175 – $10,000
1909-S VDB 1c MS BN
Worth: $500 – $25,000
1909-S VDB 1c MS RB
Worth: $1,850 – $35,000
1909-S VDB 1c MS RD
Worth: $2,000 – $150,000
1909 1c Lincoln MS BN
Worth: $0 – $960
1909 1c Lincoln MS RB
Worth: $25 – $1,440
1909 1c Lincoln MS RD
Worth: $40 – $3,000
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