It's a mint mark indicating where the coin was made:
> No mint mark = Philadelphia
> D = Denver
> S = San Francisco
i have a1952d penny with an J and an S stamped on it.......by it;s face....
On a Lincoln penny, the mint mark ("S" for San Francisco, "D" for Denver) would be located just below the date.
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a 1943 D penny is worth 1.7 million dollars
Wheat Penny's from the 1950's are very common. Average values are 3 to 10 cents.
A "D" means that the penny was minted in Denver An "S" means that the penny was minted in San Francisco (note - only proof cents are now minted there) A penny without a mint mark was minted in Philadelphia
Assuming you mean Wheat penny's, the 1909-S V.D.B., 1914-D & 1931-S are the icons of the series.
Isay 100-s of dollars
Errors that can be found on a wheat penny are doubled-die obverse, S over D, D over S and for 1922 pennies no D or a weak D. In 1922 pennies were only minted in Denver all other years they were minted in Philly(no mint mark) and Denver (D) along with San Fran(S) in select years.
steel penny, about 2-5 cents, worth more than less if you have quantity.
Yes, I have a 1954 Lincoln Wheat penny in my hand and it's minted with a D.
No mint mark indicates that the coin was minted in Philadelphia.