1941 Lincoln Wheat Cent
Strike Type
Coin Details
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Description
The 1941 Lincoln Wheat Cent is part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. Total mintage reached 887.0 million. The obverse features Abraham Lincoln facing right, the first real person depicted on a U.S. circulating coin, while the reverse displays two wheat stalks framing ONE CENT, symbolizing American agriculture. Designed by Victor David Brenner. Struck in 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc, weighing 3.11 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #2693. The Lincoln Wheat Cent, introduced in 1909 to honor the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, broke the longstanding tradition against portraying real individuals on U.S. Among the most widely collected U.S. series. Key dates include the 1909-S VDB (mintage 484,000), 1914-D, 1922 "No D" (weak Denver mintmark), and the famous 1943 copper and 1944 steel transitional errors.
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Error Varieties(72)
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-007
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-009
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-010
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-015
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-0016
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-021
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-022
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-023
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-024
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-025
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-026
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-027
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-003
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-004
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-005
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-007
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-008
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-009
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-010
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-012
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-014
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-015
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-016
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-017
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-018
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-019
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-020
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-022
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-023
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-024
1941 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-025
1941 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001
1941 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003
1941 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004
1941 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-007
1941 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001
1941 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002
1941 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003
1941 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004
1941 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005
1941 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006
1941 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007
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