1933-D Lincoln Cent PCGS MS66 RD

High-Grade Depression-Era Lincoln Cents from the Denver Mint

Abraham Lincoln is the first U.S. president to be displayed on a U.S. circulating coin, and the Lincoln Cent remains the longest-running series in U.S. Mint history. This particular coin is a classic Wheat-Back cent struck at the Denver Mint in 1933, right in the middle of the Great Depression. Second only to the 1931-S, the 1933-D Lincoln Cent has the lowest mintage of its type struck during the Great Depression, with just 6.2 million struck.

What’s more, not only is this a key-date Lincoln Cent, it’s also been graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) as being in Gem Uncirculated Mint State-66 (MS66) condition. And if that weren’t enough, PCGS has certified it as a Red (RD) copper penny, a designation that really locks down its status as a high-grade coin. A Red designation is applied only to high-grade copper pennies that retain at least 95 percent of their original red color on their surfaces. When copper coins are first struck, they have a brilliant reddish-orange color. Over time that red color will begin to turn brown. The color of vintage pennies and other copper coins is graded on a continuous scale of Red (RD), Red Brown (RB) and Brown (BN).

According to the PCGS population report, only 48 Lincoln Cents with this date and mintmark are graded higher. This is a fantastic opportunity for Wheat-Back Cent collectors! We have less than 40 examples of this coin available, so act now to add one to your collection!