1922 D Lincoln Wheat Cent Fine - Very Fine Condition

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1922 D Lincoln Wheat Cent Fine - Very Fine Condition

A standout in Wheat penny collecting, get this Denver Mint coin in Fine to Very Fine condition!

REVERSE: Features a pair of wheat stalks with ONE CENT and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in the center. E PLURIBUS UNUM is also inscribed along the top.

OBVERSE: Depicts a right facing Abraham Lincoln along with the inscriptions IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, and 1922 D.

Lincoln Wheat Cents

The Lincoln cent debuted in 1909 to mark Abraham Lincoln’s 100th birthday. Designed by Victor David Brenner, it was the first regular U.S. coin to depict a real person. Production began in 1909 at Philadelphia and San Francisco. Early pieces carried Brenner’s initials, VDB, on the reverse; public pushback led to their removal later that year, creating the celebrated 1909-S VDB key date. Through the 1910s and 1920s, mintages varied, with scarcer dates such as 1914-D. The 1931-S is a low-mintage standout from the early 1930s. Wartime needs prompted a composition change in 1943, when cents were made of zinc-coated steel to conserve copper; bronze returned in 1944, using recycled shell brass. The design continued with minor refinements through 1958, and in 1959 the Memorial reverse replaced the wheat ears.