US Lincoln 1 cent 1909-1958 (wheat penny) coin value

 

The image of this coin is simply an example of USA 1 cent 1909-1958 type coinage. Coin values are for reference only and can only serve as an approximate estimate for a piece of stated condition and typical year.
A coin of the same type from a rarer year may cost significantly more, but not always. Each specific case requires separate consideration.
Coin USA 1 cent 1909-1958 presented on this page is not sold or bought - this is only a catalog.
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US coin 1 cent 1955 Wheat penny
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin

Composition - Bronze (before 1943 - copper-tin-zinc, after 1943 - copper-zinc)
Diameter - 19.0 mm
Weight - 3.11 grams

Edge: Plain


Years of mintage:
1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909

Reverse:
Value within wheat ears
Legend:
ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM

Obverse:
Lincoln right
Legend:
IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / Year


Krause catalog number - KM#132

Coin value in "VF" condition - $1-3

 

 

Mintage:

1909 1,194 Matte PROOF
1909 2,618 PROOF
1909 27,995,000 with signature "VDB" reverse
1909 72,702,618 without signature 
1909 S 484  reverse "VDB"
1909 S 1,825,000
1910 4,118 Matte PROOF
1910 146,801,218
1910 S 6,045,000
1911 1,725 Matte PROOF
1911 101,177,787
1911 D 12,672,000
1911 S 4,026,000
1912 2,172 Matte PROOF
1912 68,153,060
1912 D 10,411,000
1912 S 4,431,000
1913 2,983 Matte PROOF
1913 76,532,352
1913 D 15,804,000
1913 S 6,101,000
1914 1,365 Matte PROOF
1914 75,238,432
1914 D 1,193,000
1914 S 4,137,000
1915 1,05 Matte PROOF
1915 29,092,120
1915 D 22,050,000
1915 S 4,833,000
1916 600 Matte PROOF
1916 131,833,677
1916 D 35,956,000
1916 S 22,510,000
1917 196,429,785
1917 D 55,120,000
1917 S 32,620,000
1918 288,104,634
1918 D 47,830,000
1918 S 34,680,000
1919 392,021,000
1919 D 57,154,000
1919 S 139,760,000
1920 310,165,000
1920 D 49,280,000
1920 S 46,220,000
1921 39,157,000
1921 S 15,274,000
1922 D 7,160,000
1923 74,723,000
1923 S 8,700,000
1924 75,178,000
1924 D 2,520,000
1924 S 11,696,000
1925 139,949,000
1925 D 22,580,000
1925 S 26,380,000
1926 157,088,000
1926 D 28,020,000
1926 S 4,550,000
1927 144,440,000
1927 D 27,170,000
1927 S 14,276,000
1928 134,116,000
1928 D 31,170,000
1928 S 17,266,000
1929 185,262,000
1929 D 41,730,000
1929 S 50,148,000
1930 157,415,000
1930 D 40,100,000
1930 S 24,286,000
1931 19,396,000
1931 D 4,480,000
1931 S 866
1932 9,062,000
1932 D 10,500,000
1933 14,360,000
1933 D 6,200,000
1934 219,080,000
1934 D 28,446,000
1935 245,388,000
1935 D 47,000,000
1935 S 38,702,000
1936 5,569 PROOF in Satin Finish
1936 309,632,000
1936 D 40,620,000
1936 S 29,130,000
1937 9,32 PROOF
1937 309,170,000
1937 D 50,430,000
1937 S 34,500,000
1938 14,734 PROOF
1938 156,682,000
1938 D 20,010,000
1938 S 15,180,000
1939 13,52 PROOF
1939 316,466,000
1939 D 15,160,000
1939 S 52,070,000
1940 15,872 PROOF
1940 586,810,000
1940 D 81,390,000
1940 S 112,940,000
1941 21,1 PROOF
1941 887,018,000
1941 D 128,700,000
1941 S 92,360,000
1942 32,6 PROOF
1942 657,796,000
1942 D 206,698,000
1942 S 85,590,000
1944 1,435,400,000
1944 D 430,578,000
1944 S 282,760,000
1945 1,040,515,000
1945 D 266,268,000
1945 S 181,770,000
1946 991,655,000
1946 D 315,690,000
1946 S 198,100,000
1947 190,555,000
1947 D 194,750,000
1947 S 99,000,000
1948 317,570,000
1948 D 172,637,500
1948 S 81,735,000
1949 217,775,000
1949 D 153,132,500
1949 S 64,290,000
1950 51,386 PROOF
1950 272,635,000
1950 D 334,950,000
1950 S 118,505,000
1951 57,5 PROOF
1951 284,576,000
1951 D 625,355,000
1951 S 136,010,000
1952 81,98 PROOF
1952 186,775,000
1952 D 746,130,000
1952 S 137,800,004
1953 128,8 PROOF
1953 256,755,000
1953 D 700,515,000
1953 S 181,835,000
1954 233,3 PROOF
1954 71,640,050
1954 D 251,552,500
1954 S 96,190,000
1955 378,2 PROOF
1955 330,958,200
1955 D 563,257,500
1955 S 44,610,000
1956 669,384 PROOF
1956 420,745,000
1956 D 1,098,201,100
1957 1,247,952 PROOF
1957 282,540,000
1957 D 1,051,342,000
1958 875,652 PROOF
1958 252,525,000
1958 D 800,953,300