1909 S VDB 1909 S 1914 D 1922 plain 1931 S 1943 Bronze 1955 Double Die Obverse
The rare small cents are: 1877 1908-S 1909-S (Indian Head Cent) 1909-S VDB (Lincoln Cent) 1909-S (Lincoln Sent) 1914-D
No they are not.
Rare dates for Lincoln cents include 1909-S, 1909-S VDB, 1911-S, 1914-D, 1922, and 1931-S. Then some not as rare but still valuable dates are 1910-S, 1912-S, 1914-S, 1915-S, 1922-D, and 1924-D.
Yes, there are pennies worth $2000. A 1974 penny made from aluminum has been estimated between $250,000 and $1,000,000. A 1969 S Double Die Lincoln penny was sold in 2002 for $59,500.
Not unless you have a 1909 S VDB cent. If you have this coin it will have a S under the date and the letters VDB on the reverse at the very bottom.
Please look at the coin again. Lincoln has never been on a 5 cent coin.
One of the rarest Lincoln coins is a penny. 1909S VDB. S designates that the coin was minted in San Francisco, CA and VDB are the initials of the designer of the coin.
Simple answer is: 1909-S / 1909-S V.D.B. / 1914-D / 1922 no D / 1931-S and the 1943 Bronze and 1955 Doubled-Die error coins.
The value depends on the grade of the coin, the 1939-S Lincoln is not rare, retail values are from 25 cents to $1.50 for circulated coins.
July 17, 2009 The US Mint did not issue a gold 1969 penny. Copper does tarnish and can appear as a golden hue. A circulated copper 1969 Lincoln Cent has little value above the value of the copper it is made from. In Uncirculated grades, it fairs a little better as shown in the chart below. The mintmark for this coin is located under the date. A letter "D" indicates the coin was minted in Denver. A letter "S" indicates the coin was minted in San Francisco. If there is no letter under the date that indicates the coin was minted in Philadelphia and is shown as 1969-P. Uncirculated Grades..1969-P....1969-D....1969-S MS63...........................$6...........$6...........$7 MS64...........................$12.........$12.........$12 MS65...........................$15.........$17.........$20 There is rare error in the 1969 cent known as the 'double die obverse'. In MS63 its value ranges from $55,000 to $75,000 depending upon the actual condition of the coin.
A number of Lincoln cents are considered to be rare and valuable. At least 3 of them are error coins (marked with a "*" in the list below). Some of the most important ones are: 1909-S 1909-S with the designer's initials VDB on the back (very scarce) 1914-D 1922 with a missing mint mark (due to a die error) * 1943 struck on a bronze blank * 1955 double-die But in case you're thinking of going through piles of pennies looking for one of these, none have been found in circulation in decades.