1909-S 1C Lincoln, RD MS66RD Certification #02197224, PCGS #2434

Mintage: 1,825,000; Weight: 3.11 grams; Composition: .950 copper, .050 tin and zinc; Diameter: 19 mm; Plain Edge; Designer: Victor D. Brenner ===== Purchased from private party – April 2009. The 1909-S Lincoln Cent has the fourth lowest mintage of all regular issue Lincoln Cents and is a semi-key-date in the series. However, the importance and rarity of the 1909-S Lincoln Cent is often overlooked given the popularity of both of the major key-date 1909 cents; the 1909-S Indian Cent and the 1909-S V.D.B. Lincoln Cent. The present example is a bright-red specimen which is very beautiful in hand. The coin has virtually no noticeable marks and no spotting. This example is encapsulated in an old green-label holder. There are also two varieties of this date which feature repunched mintmarks. An MS65RD example of the “S over Horizontal S” variety, the FS-1502, is also pictured here.