Collector’s Checklist for Lincoln Cents
Wheat Reverse
(1909-1958)
Business Strikes and Selected Varieties
* Key Dates in Bold
Coin
Grade
Purchase
Date
Price
Coin
Grade
Wheat Cent Reverse, VDB Initials
1909 VDB
1909-S VDB
Wheat Cent Reverse, No VDB
1909
1909-S
1910
1910-S
1911
1911-D
1911-S
1912
1912-D
1912-S
1913
1913-D
1913-S
1914
1914-D
1914-S
1915
1915-D
1915-S
1916
1916-D
1916-S
1917
1917-D
1917-S
1918
1918-D
1918-S
1919
1919-D
1919-S
1920
1920-D
1920-S
1921
1921-S
1922-D
1922-No D, Die Pair 2
1923
1923-S
1924
1924-D
1924-S
1925
1925-D
1925-S
1926
1926-D
1926-S
1927
1927-D
1927-S
1928
1928-D
1928-S
1929
1929-D
1929-S
1930
1930-D
1930-S
1931
1931-D
1931-S
Die Pair 1
Die Pair 3
Purchase
Date
Price
Coin
1932
1932-D
1933
1933-D
1934
1934-D
1935
1935-D
1935-S
1936
1936-D
1936-S
1937
1937-D
1937-S
1938
1938-D
1938-S
1939
1939-D
1939-S
1940
1940-D
1940-S
1941
1941-D
1941-S
1942
1942-D
1942-S
1943, Steel
1943-D, Steel
1943-S, Steel
1944, Shell Casing Comp.
1944-D
1944-D/S
1944-S
1945
1945-D
1945-S
1946, Pre War Comp. Resumed
1946-D
1946-S
1947
1947-D
1947-S
1948
Grade
Purchase
Date
Price
Coin
1948-D
1948-S
1949
1949-D
1949-S
1950
1950-D
1950-S
1951
1951-D
1951-S
1952
1952-D
1952-S
1953
1953-D
1953-S
1954
1954-D
1954-S
1955
1955 Doubled Die Obv.
1955-D
1955-S
1956
1956-D
1957
1957-D
1958
1958-D
Grade
Purchase
Date
Price
Proof Issues
Coin
Grade
Early, Matte Proof Issues
1909 VDB
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
Brilliant Proof Issues
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
Purchase
Date
Price