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1909-S VDB 1c BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $552.00
G4 $760.00
G6 $793.00
VG8 $819.00
VG10 $884.00
F12 $973.00
F15 $1,040.00
VF20 $1,150.00
VF25 $1,230.00
VF30 $1,250.00
VF35 $1,340.00
XF40 $1,380.00
XF45 $1,500.00
AU50 $1,620.00
AU53 $1,650.00
AU55 $1,750.00
AU58 $1,940.00
MS60 $2,000.00
MS61 $2,060.00
MS62 $2,180.00
MS63 $2,310.00
MS64 $2,690.00
MS65 $3,380.00
MS66 $6,250.00
MS67 $24,000.00
AG3 CAC $608.00
G4 CAC $837.00
G6 CAC $872.00
VG8 CAC $901.00
VG10 CAC $960.00
F12 CAC $1,070.00
F15 CAC $1,140.00
VF20 CAC $1,250.00
VF25 CAC $1,320.00
VF30 CAC $1,380.00
VF35 CAC $1,480.00
XF40 CAC $1,510.00
XF45 CAC $1,650.00
AU50 CAC $1,790.00
AU53 CAC $1,820.00
AU55 CAC $2,100.00
AU58 CAC $2,320.00
MS60 CAC $2,400.00
MS61 CAC $2,480.00
MS62 CAC $2,610.00
MS63 CAC $2,780.00
MS64 CAC $3,220.00
MS65 CAC $4,050.00
MS66 CAC $7,500.00
MS67 CAC $30,000.00

Apr Data

891 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1909-S 1C VDB VF25 NGC. NGC Census: (570/4868). PCGS Population: (1105/9596). CDN: $960 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. Minta 25 HA 1,080 05/30/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1078/7302 and 0/30+). NGC Census: (386/3939 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,075 Whsle. Bid fo 35 HA 1,200 05/23/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1078/7302 and 0/30+). NGC Census: (386/3939 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,075 Whsle. Bid fo 35 HA 1,140 05/23/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF30 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (1214/8365). NGC Census: (543/4313). CDN: $1,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF3 30 HA 1,170 05/09/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (974/1843 and 11/13+). NGC Census: (545/1330 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid fo 58 HA 1,622 05/07/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (974/1843 and 11/13+). NGC Census: (545/1330 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid fo 58 HA 1,620 05/07/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (974/1842). NGC Census: (545/1330). CDN: $1,550 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Min 58 HA 1,680 05/07/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF25 NGC. NGC Census: (568/4856). PCGS Population: (1104/9579). CDN: $960 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. Minta 25 HA 990 05/02/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1319/4686). NGC Census: (653/2755). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mi 45 HA 1,440 04/30/2023
    1C 1909-S VDB PCGS XF45 BN CAC 45 Legend 1,410 04/30/2023
    1C 1909-S VDB PCGS AU58 BN CAC OGH 58 Legend 1,939 04/23/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VG10 NGC. NGC Census: (277/7704). PCGS Population: (405/13667). CDN: $680 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VG10. Minta 10 HA 960 04/18/2023
    1909-S VDB 1c PCGS/CAC AU55 55 David Lawrence Rare Coins 1,775 04/17/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. EF-40 (PCGS). 40 Stacks Bowers 1,320 04/12/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. EF-40 (PCGS). 40 Stacks Bowers 1,200 04/12/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. VF-20 (PCGS). 20 Stacks Bowers 960 04/12/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. VF-30 BN (NGC). 30 Stacks Bowers 1,080 04/12/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,680 04/12/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,680 04/12/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. AU Details--Cleaned (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,140 04/12/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. VF Details--Cleaned (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 840 04/12/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1064/7251 and 0/29+). NGC Census: (384/3907 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,075 Whsle. Bid fo 35 HA 1,110 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1319/4686 and 1/28+). NGC Census: (653/2755 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid fo 45 HA 1,320 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (856/2817 and 1/24+). NGC Census: (462/1881 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,400 Whsle. Bid for 55 HA 1,560 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1246/6005). NGC Census: (499/3408). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40. Mi 40 HA 1,200 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (410/3673 and 1/25+). NGC Census: (225/2343 and 0/4+). CDN: $1,320 Whsle. Bid for 53 HA 1,800 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1098/9522). NGC Census: (565/4831). CDN: $960 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF25. Mint 25 HA 1,020 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB AU50 NGC. NGC Census: (199/2568). PCGS Population: (609/4083). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mint 50 HA 1,440 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (654/2767). PCGS Population: (1321/4692). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Min 45 HA 1,320 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (116/19 and 5/0+). NGC Census: (115/18 and 0/0+). CDN: $2,600 Whsle. B 65 HA 3,600 04/10/2023
    1909-S VDB 1c PCGS/CAC MS64 BN 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 2,950 04/10/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. VF-20 (PCGS). 20 Stacks Bowers 900 03/28/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. AU Details--Questionable Color (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,440 03/28/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,110 03/28/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. VF Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 810 03/28/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. VF Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 810 03/28/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF20 NGC. NGC Census: (539/5396). PCGS Population: (1094/10620). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF20. Mint 20 HA 1,020 03/28/2023
    1909-S VDB 1c PCGS VF30 30 David Lawrence Rare Coins 1,250 03/27/2023
    1909-S VDB 1c PCGS VG-08 8 David Lawrence Rare Coins 851 03/27/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-66 BN (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 8,400 03/23/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-63 BN (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 1,800 03/23/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. Reverse Lamination. MS-62 BN (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 1,560 03/23/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB Fine 12 NGC. NGC Census: (950/6754). PCGS Population: (831/12832). CDN: $760 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 12. 12 HA 840 03/21/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. EF-40 (PCGS). 40 Stacks Bowers 1,440 03/08/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. VF Details--Gouged (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 810 03/08/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (365/835). PCGS Population: (435/1372). CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. 62 HA 1,860 03/07/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB VF20 NGC. NGC Census: (536/5391). PCGS Population: (1090/10607). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF20. Mint 20 HA 930 02/28/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,680 02/15/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. AU Details--Residue (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 1,170 02/15/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-62 BN (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 2,040 02/15/2023
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 2426
      Coin Date: 1909-S VDB
      Denomination (Short): 1c
      Denomination (Long): Cent
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: S
      Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
      Mintage: 484,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Lincoln, Wheat reverse (Bronze)
      Coinage Years: 1909-1958
      Mint Location: San Francisco
      Diameter: 19
      Weight (Grams): 3.11
      Designer: Victor D. Brenner
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portrait and the date and mintmark (If any) positioned on the right side.
      Reverse Description: Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter. The deisgner's initials V.D.B. appear on the bottom periphery.
      General Notes: The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is perhaps the most famous of all issues in this long-running series. The lowest-mintage regular-issue piece with a mintage of only 484,000, it is still available with relative regularity and many examples are available under the same roof at any given large coin'show. Still, many Lincoln cent enthusiasts consider this coin the holy grail of numismatics and it is without a doubt one of the most sought-after coins around. <BR><BR> The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent saw such a low mintage because public outcry over the prominently displayed initials of the coin's designer, Victor David Brenner (VDB), caused the removal of the offending VDB inscription from the bottom-center of the coin's reverse shortly after this issue debuted. However, many in the public were aware of the controversy and hoarded 1909-S VDB pennies in large numbers. Thus, there are many survivors in circulated condition as well as throughout most of the Brown and Red-Brown uncirculated grades. According to numismatic experts, some 20,000 specimens exist, making it a rarity that can be acquired for a cost.
      PCGS #: 2426
      NGC ID: 22B2
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