United States Lincoln Wheat Cent

Also known as: Wheat Penny, Wheat Cent

Well documentedSupported by multiple reputable specialist catalogues or publications.

Period

1909–1958

Issuing entity

One-cent coin of the United States with the Lincoln portrait by Victor D. Brenner and a reverse bearing two wheat ears, issued from 1909 until the design change of 1959.

Historical context

The type introduced the first portrait of a historical person on a regular-issue United States coin, marking the centenary of Lincoln's birth.

Physical characteristics

Denomination: One cent

Technical characteristics

Composition note: Alloy changed during the Second World War; details to be verified

Design

Obverse: Bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right
Reverse: Two wheat ears flanking ONE CENT
Designer: Victor David Brenner

Identification

Initials: VDB initials appear on the reverse of the earliest 1909 issues and later on the obverse shoulder

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

Wartime alloy composition and dates to be confirmed from a verified catalogue
Mint mark and date inventory not yet transcribed

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