CoinYearLocator

Coin Year Locator

Coin Key Date Locator

Find key dates, rarities, and approximate values for US coins by type.

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Lincoln Cent (1909–Present) — Key Dates

1909 S VDB

$750–$3,500+

Mintage: 484,000

First year, designer initials on reverse. Most famous Lincoln cent.

1914 D

$200–$5,000+

Mintage: 1,193,000

Low mintage, key date in circulated grades.

1922 D

$500–$20,000+

Mintage: 500,000

No plain 1922 cents exist — all from Denver. Some show no D due to die filling.

1931 S

$100–$3,000+

Mintage: 866,000

Low mintage, but many saved. Key to completing set.

1943 (Steel)

$0.10–$1 (copper: $50,000+)

Mintage: 1,000,000,000+

Wartime steel cents. Copper examples are legendary rarities.

1944 (Steel)

$50,000–$100,000+

Mintage: ~30 known

Steel planchets leftover from 1943. Extreme rarity.

1955 —

$800–$5,000+

Mintage: 33,000,000

Doubled-die obverse (DDO). Most famous US error coin.

1969 S DDO

$5,000–$50,000+

Mintage: N/A (error)

Doubled-die obverse, very dramatic doubling.

1970 S Small Date

$20–$300

Mintage: N/A (variety)

Small date variety. Large date is common.

1972 — DDO

$300–$5,000+

Mintage: N/A (error)

Doubled-die obverse, multiple die varieties (1-9).

Understanding Key Dates

Key Date: The scarcest issue in a series — often the most expensive coin to complete a set
Semi-Key Date: A scarce but not the rarest issue — still commands premium prices
Mintage: Original coins produced — but survival rate varies dramatically
Mint Mark: D = Denver, S = San Francisco, O = New Orleans, CC = Carson City, W = West Point, blank = Philadelphia
Values shown are approximate ranges for the given grades. Key date coins in high MS grades can far exceed listed ranges.

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