In addition, I do not buy coins, please do not message me with your coins collection, please seek an independent valuation. Two obverse varieties exist for the 1926 dated issues. We are indebted to Declan Magee and Numista member Sjoelund for the image below indicating the differences. Among all regular-issue 1936 Lincoln cents, the San Francisco version is the scarcest of the 3 — with a mintage of only 29,130,000. Still, there are many survivors… certainly enough to satisfy coin collector demand.

A continuous flat area now covers Lincoln's face, jaw, and hair. His bow-tie remains with a strong upper and lower separation. Merged are the central knot with ribbons defining the bow. Contours of the entire tie are worn smooth. Brenner’s VDB initials were removed late in 1909 due to public protest that they were too prominent and resembled advertising. However, the US Mint restored the VDB under Lincoln’s shoulder in 1918, and they have remained there ever since. George Kruger Gray was an English artist, best remembered for his designs of coinage and stained glass windows.Crown above the center hole, denomination around the hole in English, in Arabic beneath with the mintmark below the hole

Two obverse varieties exist for the 1916 dated issues. We are indebted to Declan Magee and Numista member Sjoelund for the image below indicating the differences. George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria (Copper), Victoria (Bronze), Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth III’m going to help you answer these and other questions you may have about your 1936 wheat penny. How Much Is A 1936 Penny Worth? Due to Edward VIII's short reign, no coins with his effigy were minted across the British empire but rather those which only featured his ruling title. See also Detecting wear and condition by examining all parts of the coin's surface confirms a grade. As values climb higher many additional factors are used to decide the grade and worth.