1 Cent "Lincoln - Wheat Ears Reverse"
Features
| Issuer |
United States 
|
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic  (1776-date)  |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1909-1958Â |
| Value | 1 Cent (0.01Â USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 3.11Â g |
| Diameter | 19Â mm |
| Thickness | 1.4Â mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 908  |
| References | KM# 132,  KM# A132,  Schön# 130 |
Obverse
The portrait of Abraham Lincoln facing right with the date to the right, and the mintmark (if present) below the date.
Brenner's initials "VDB" were restored in 1918, and his initials were placed inconspicuously beneath the shoulder of Lincoln on this obverse side.
Script:Â LatinÂ
Lettering:Â
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
1925
D
VDB
Engraver: Victor David Brenner 
Reverse
Two wheat ears surrounding lettering.
On some of the 1909 issues, Brenner's initials appear on the bottom of the reverse side. They were removed that year, thus creating two varieties for each of the two mints in 1909.
Script:Â LatinÂ
Lettering:Â
E·PLURIBUS·UNUM
ONE CENT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Translation:Â Out of Many OneÂ
Engraver:Â Victor David BrennerÂ
Edge
Smooth
© Cyrillius
Mints
| United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)Â | |
| D | United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date)Â |
| S | United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)Â |
Comments
KM# 132 - 1909-1942 bronze issues
KM# 132a - 1943 zinc-coated steel issues
KM# A132 - 1944-1958 bronze issues resumed
The standard weight of this coin was 48 grains.
How the initials ['signature']Â "VDB"Â looks on reverse (1909 and 1909-S only)
© Ringgy
1909 initials
1917
1922
1928S
1936
1941S
1944D
1946S (inverted S and S/D)
1953D
1955
1956D
1958
Coins from 1910-1917 do not have the VDB initials.
Starting in 1918, "VDB" was added onto the underside of Lincoln's bust, below the shoulder.
There are claims of a 1917 matte proof coin existing (one known). However, many sources now claim this coin does not exist.
Issues from 1944 to 1946 used brass made from spent wartime shell casings composed of 70% copper and 30% zinc. As a result, such issues are made of 95% copper and 5% zinc. However, alloy resumed to pre-war composition after 1946 (95% copper and 5% tin and zinc)
The 1943 bronze cent is a "Transitional Error" which occurred during the changeover from bronze to steel coated zinc.
KM# 132a - 1943 zinc-coated steel issues
KM# A132 - 1944-1958 bronze issues resumed
The standard weight of this coin was 48 grains.
How the initials ['signature']Â "VDB"Â looks on reverse (1909 and 1909-S only)
© Ringgy
1909 initials
1917
1922
1928S
1936
1941S
1944D
1946S (inverted S and S/D)
1953D
1955
1956D
1958
Coins from 1910-1917 do not have the VDB initials.
Starting in 1918, "VDB" was added onto the underside of Lincoln's bust, below the shoulder.
There are claims of a 1917 matte proof coin existing (one known). However, many sources now claim this coin does not exist.
Issues from 1944 to 1946 used brass made from spent wartime shell casings composed of 70% copper and 30% zinc. As a result, such issues are made of 95% copper and 5% zinc. However, alloy resumed to pre-war composition after 1946 (95% copper and 5% tin and zinc)
The 1943 bronze cent is a "Transitional Error" which occurred during the changeover from bronze to steel coated zinc.
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