1957 D Wheat Penny
CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1957 D Wheat Penny value at an average of 15 cents, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $6. (see details)...
In 1957, a total of 1,051,342,000 1957 D wheat pennies were minted at the Denver Colorado Mint. The data were solely based on the total number of 1957 D pennies poured into circulation, which means it does not include coins that had been destroyed, melted, and those which were never released. The Mystery Of The 1959-D Wheat Penny As most coin collectors know, Lincoln wheat pennies were struck from 1909 through 1958. Beginning in 1959, the reverse of the wheat cent was redesigned with the Lincoln Memorial motif to honor the 150th anniversary of.
Type:Wheat Penny
Year:1957
Mint Mark: D
Face Value: 0.01 USD
Total Produced: 1,051,342,000 [?]
Silver Content: 0%
Numismatic Value: 15 cents to $6.00
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around 15 cents, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $6 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say average, we mean in a similar condition to other coins issued in 1957, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. [?].
Additional Info: No wheat pennies issued at the San Francisco mint this year. Just Denver and Philadelphia versions.
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**When we say that 1,051,342,000, of these coins were produced or minted in 1957 this number doesn't always match the actual circulation count for this coin. The numbers come from the United States mint, and they don't reflect coins that have been melted, destroyed, or those that have never been released. Please keep that in mind.
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- 1957 Lincoln Wheat Pennies
Coin Info
More than 1.3 billion Lincoln Wheat Penny coins were minted in 1957, which makes this second-to-last issue of the Lincoln Cent series one of the most common. Due to the high number of 1957 Penny survivors, this coin remains quite inexpensive to this day. Many coin collectors simply choose to fish 1957 Lincoln Pennies right from circulation, which isn’t a difficult task since 1957 Pennies are among the most frequently spotted Wheat Cents in circulation. Not only does picking 1957 Pennies from circulation help a collector obtain this coin for merely face value, it is also a great way to add a little “challenge” to procuring a 1957 Penny or two for a collection – something that is otherwise quite easy and affordable to do when buying the coin from a dealer.
282,540,000 Lincoln Cents were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, and 1,051,342,000 were made at the Denver Mint. None were minted in San Francisco. 1,247,952 proof Lincoln Wheat Penny coins were also made in 1957, by far the highest proof total up to that date for any one year; the high mintage of proof coins is actually a great illustration into just how popular coin collecting had become in the United States by the late 1950s. Millions of people were searching their pockets and purses for coins to put into their coin folders by the late 1950s. This surge in popularity was in part produced by a few “modern rarities” of the time, such as the 1955 doubled die Lincoln Cent and the 1950-D Jefferson Nickel (only 2,630,000 were struck). Proof sets were assembled to meet public demand, and people were buying more proof sets in 1957 than ever before.
You can buy circulated 1957 Lincoln Cents for 5 to 20 cents from nearly any coin dealer specializing in U.S. coins, or you can purchase nice-looking Mint State specimens for less than 50 cents each. 1957 proof Lincoln Cents are available for as little as $3 each, and entire rolls of uncirculated 1957 Pennies can be bought for around $5.
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