2022 D Lincoln Cent NGC MS68 RD ER from 20-Coin Uncirculated Set Portrait Label

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2022 D Lincoln Cent NGC MS68 RD ER from 20-Coin Uncirculated Set Portrait Label

This Lincoln cent comes from the 2022 20-Coin Uncirculated Set.

2022 Denver Lincoln Shield Cent

Certified by NGC in MS68, this Denver minted Lincoln Shield cent is from the 2022 Mint Set. It is designated Early Releases and featured in the Lincoln Portrait Label.

REVERSE: The reverse features a bold Union shield with thirteen vertical stripes representing the original states, unified under a broad horizontal bar that evokes the federal government. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, and ONE CENT is inscribed.

OBVERSE: The obverse retains Victor David Brenner’s classic bust of Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by the inscriptions IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, and 2022 D.

Lincoln Shield Cent

Debuting in 2010, the Lincoln Shield Cent marked a pivotal design transition for the nation’s smallest denomination. After commemorating Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial with four 2009 reverse designs and closing the chapter on the long-running Lincoln Memorial reverse (1959–2008), the U.S. Mint adopted a single, enduring motif for the reverse: a Union shield. This design was chosen to symbolize the preservation of the Union and fiscal stability, linking the coin to historic themes that date back to America’s formative years. The introduction of the Shield Cent thus married tradition with modern design principles, creating a cohesive successor to the earlier reverses while maintaining the iconic Lincoln portrait that has appeared on the cent since 1909.