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1909-S VDB 1c RB

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
MS61 $2,190.00
MS62 $2,310.00
MS63 $2,750.00
MS64 $3,250.00
MS65 $4,880.00
MS66 $7,750.00
MS67 $32,400.00
MS61 CAC $2,620.00
MS62 CAC $2,780.00
MS63 CAC $3,300.00
MS64 CAC $3,900.00
MS65 CAC $5,850.00
MS66 CAC $9,300.00
MS67 CAC $42,000.00

Apr Data

946 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1909-S 1C VDB MS62 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (125/4046 and 0/34+). NGC Census: (134/1882 and 0/7+). CDN: $1,850 62 HA 1,980 05/30/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS63 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (427/1426). PCGS Population: (808/3203). CDN: $2,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P 63 HA 2,400 05/07/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. 65 HA 4,920 05/04/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 3,120 05/04/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown NGC. 64 HA 2,880 05/04/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. The 1909-S VDB cent is far and away the singular key to the Lincoln cent series. Onl 64 HA 2,700 04/30/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (919/518). PCGS Population: (2065/1155). CDN: $2,500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P 64 HA 2,640 04/30/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (919/518). PCGS Population: (2065/1155). CDN: $2,500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P 64 HA 2,520 04/30/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS62 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (125/4030 and 0/33+). NGC Census: (131/1867 and 0/7+). CDN: $1,850 62 HA 2,340 04/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (1055/100). NGC Census: (472/46). CDN: $3,900 Whsle. Bid for N 65 HA 6,300 04/10/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown NGC. 65 HA 4,440 03/28/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 4,080 03/23/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-63 RB (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 2,220 03/23/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-63 RB (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 2,280 03/23/2023
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-65 RB (NGC). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 3,720 03/23/2023
    1C 1909-S VDB PCGS MS65 RB 65 Legend 3,878 02/23/2023
    1C 1909-S VDB PCGS MS66 RB CAC 66 Legend 8,519 02/23/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. A lovely Gem example of this key first-year San Francisco issue, showing lumino 65 HA 5,040 02/20/2023
    1909-S VDB 1c PCGS MS62 RB 62 David Lawrence Rare Coins 1,900 02/13/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS62 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (131/1855). PCGS Population: (124/4015). CDN: $1,850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P 62 HA 2,640 02/12/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. 65 HA 4,800 02/09/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. 65 HA 4,440 01/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS63 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. 63 HA 2,600 01/11/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (808/3202). NGC Census: (425/1423). CDN: $2,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/ 63 HA 2,520 01/03/2023
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. 65 HA 4,560 12/15/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. 65 HA 4,800 12/15/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown NGC. 64 HA 2,400 12/15/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. 65 HA 4,560 12/15/2022
    1909-S VDB 1c PCGS MS64 RB 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 2,950 10/10/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. 65 HA 4,080 10/07/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 5,280 10/07/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 3,120 10/07/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown NGC. 65 HA 3,900 10/07/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown NGC. CAC. 65 HA 4,680 10/07/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS62 Red and Brown NGC. NGC Census: (130/1827). PCGS Population: (122/3989). CDN: $1,850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P 62 HA 1,920 09/27/2022
    1909-S VDB 1c PCGS/CAC MS65 RB 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 4,950 09/26/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 5,040 08/26/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65+ Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 5,760 08/26/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 2,520 08/26/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS66 Red and Brown NGC. 66 HA 5,280 08/26/2022
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-64+ RB (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 3,360 08/25/2022
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-64 RB (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 2,880 08/25/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (1030/95 and 8/2+). NGC Census: (455/42 and 2/0+). CDN: $3,300 Whsl 65 HA 3,600 08/02/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 3,360 07/15/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 3,600 07/15/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. 64 HA 2,760 07/15/2022
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-64 RB (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 2,880 06/14/2022
    1909-S Lincoln Cent. V.D.B. MS-62 RB (NGC). CAC. 62 Stacks Bowers 2,280 06/14/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS66 Red and Brown PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 8,400 05/04/2022
    1909-S 1C VDB MS65 Red and Brown NGC. 65 HA 4,320 05/04/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 2427
      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 #: 2427
      NGC ID: 22B2
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