United States 1910 cent

The 1909, 1910 and 1911 cents from Philadelphia are the most common issues of the pre-WW I period. The proofs of 1909-16 were struck in a matte finish (shown here) and display all the details of V D Brenner's design. When proof production resumed in 1936-42, it was with a mirror finish and much of the fine detail had already been lost from the hubs.

Proof Mintage: 146,801,216 plus 4,083 proofs.

Specification: 3.11 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog number: KM 132.

Source:

• Taylor, Sol, The Standard Guide to the Lincoln Cent, N. Hollywood, CA, 1983.
• Harper, David C., ed., North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U. S., Canadian and Mexican Coins, 17th Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2007.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

Link to:

• 1909 VDB cent
• 1911 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1910
• return to United States Lincoln Wheat Ear Cents (1909-1958)