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Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse 1911 S 1C MS

NGC Universal ID: 22B9

Coin Information

Category: Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse (1909-1958)
Mint: San Francisco
Mintage: 4,026,000
Obverse Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Reverse Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 3.11g
Diameter: 19mm
Edge: Plain

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Grade Summary

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MS BN MS RB MS RD

1911 S 1C MS

NGC Price Guide

NGC Census

Auction Prices Realized

NGC Registry Score

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	XF	XF+	50	50+	53	53+	55	55+	58	58+	60	60+	61	61+	62	62+	63	63+	64	64+	65	65+	66	66+	67	67+	68	68+	69	70
															$250		$275		$375		$550		$750		$1450		$3750
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	0	56	0	150	0	69	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
																			4/3/19 - NGC $180.00 Lot# 23086 - HA 8/12/14 - PCGS $199.75 Lot# 5243 - SB 6/1/14 - NGC $211.50 Lot# 24602 - HA 9/29/13 - PCGS $170.38 Lot# 24800 - HA View All >		9/27/23 - NGC $324.00 Lot# 27044 - HA 12/11/19 - PCGS $360.00 Lot# 23041 - HA 8/7/19 - PCGS $336.00 Lot# 21041 - HA 4/3/19 - NGC $336.00 Lot# 23087 - HA View All >		8/23/23 - PCGS $600.00 Lot# 27041 - HA 4/30/23 - NGC $528.00 Lot# 54298 - HA 4/21/21 - PCGS $588.00 Lot# 25062 - HA 1/20/21 - PCGS $600.00 Lot# 25068 - HA View All >	7/7/11 - PCGS $632.50 Lot# 7287 - HA View All >	4/30/23 - PCGS $1560.00 Lot# 54299 - HA 8/24/21 - NGC $1080.00 Lot# 8047 - SB 6/14/21 - PCGS $900.00 Lot# 3597 - SB 12/30/20 - PCGS $960.00 Lot# 29033 - HA View All >	11/6/19 - PCGS $1080.00 Lot# 21039 - HA 10/29/15 - PCGS $1762.50 Lot# 3821 - HA View All >	12/7/19 - PCGS $3720.00 Lot# 3542 - HA 5/5/04 - NGC $1006.25 Lot# 5618 - HA 1/26/98 - NGC $545.00 Lot# 1037 - TT View All >
179	201	220	241	258	278	356	439	454	484	506	551	566	597	619	663	677	705	734	793	861	997	1,088	1,271	1,537	2,068	2,458	3,238	3,311	3,457	3,533	3,686	3,816	4,075	4,494
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Description & Analysis

The low mintage of cents at San Francisco in 1911 attracted no attention at that time, but the collecting of current coins grew in popularity during the 1930s and revealed just how few pieces could still be found in circulation. Mint State coins were always quite scarce, with fully red gems being exceedingly so. Sharp examples are not that hard to find, but more typical are coins having worn and cracked dies. U. S. Mint budget cuts that began in 1910 really took their toll, as the three active minting facilities overused their dies to remain within their allotments. A single repunched mintmark variety is recognized by NGC for this date, and it is quite scarce.

Price Guide

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MS BN MS RB MS RD

1911 S 1C MS RB Last updated 08/07/2023

BASE

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	XF	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
										$250	$275	$375	$550	$750	$1450	$3750
										$260	$300	$425	$600	$900	$2000

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Census

NGC Grade Summary

Total Graded: 1667
Low Grade: PrAg
Average Grade: 53
High Grade: 68

NGC Census Detail

MS BN MS RB MS RD

1911 S 1C MSRB Last updated 08/20/2025

BASE

TOTAL

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	40	45	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	56	150	69	6	0	0	0	0	308
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	56	150	69	6	0	0	0	0	308
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	8%	18%	48%	22%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score

MS BN MS RB MS RD

1911 S 1C MS RB

BASE

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	40	45	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
179	201	220	241	258	278	314	439	484	551	597	663	705	793	997	1,271	2,068	3,238	3,457	3,686	4,075	4,494
186	207	227	247	265	290	356	454	506	566	619	677	734	861	1,088	1,537	2,458	3,311	3,533	3,816	4,215	4,719
0	0	0	0	0	0	356	454	506	566	619	677	734	861	1,088	1,537	2,458	3,311	3,533	3,816	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	397	469	529	582	641	691	764	929	1,180	1,802	2,848	3,384	3,610	3,945	0	0

Competitive Registry Sets

CATEGORIES	SETS
US Type Set, including Modern Issues	2,404
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070)	1,697
US Type Set, 1792-1964	1,524
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Circulation Issue, Including Varieties	1,427
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5)	1,396
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Circulation Issue	1,193
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Complete (Incl. Varieties)	1,082
Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958, Circulation Issue	784
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs & Non-Proofs	768
US Type Set, 1792-1964, Circulated Coins Only	738
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs & Non-Proofs - No Gold	728
20th Century Series Type Set, Non-Proofs Only	649
Small Cent Type Set	621
20th Century Series Type Set, Non-Proofs Only - No Gold	554
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, One Per Date, Circulation Issue	456
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070), Circulated Coins Only	444
Cents, 1793-Date, Complete Circulation Issue	371
Lincoln Cents, 1909-1958, Circulated Coins Only	369
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5), Circulated Coins Only	357
Lincoln Cents, 1909-1933, Circulation Issue	280
Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958, Circulation Issue, Including Varieties	201
20th Century Series Type Set, Circulated Coins Only	193
Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958, One-Per-Date, Circulation Issue	182
20th Century Series Type Set, Circulated Coins Only (No Gold)	149
Lincoln Cents, 1909-1933, One-Per-Date, Circulation Issue	138
1911 Mint Set	76