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1958
| Weight | 3.11 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 253,400,652 Combined mintage for all 1958 Philadelphia varieties |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 95% Copper, 5% Tin & Zinc |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-597 |
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Other recorded varieties for 1958:
- 1958 Doubled Die Obverse · Doubled Die Obverse
External references
The 1958 Lincoln cent from Philadelphia is the final regular-issue Wheat cent. After 1958, the reverse would change to Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial design. The Wheat reverse, introduced by Victor David Brenner in 1909, had been on the cent for fifty years. The two wheat stalks framing ONE CENT were as familiar as any design element in American coinage. The 1958 is common (over 253 million struck), but its status as the last Wheat cent gives it sentimental value that transcends its market price.
For collectors, the 1958 is the endpoint. Every Wheat cent collection ends here. The coin that Lincoln's centennial had inaugurated in 1909 was retired on the sesquicentennial of his birth in 1959 (when the Memorial reverse appeared). A 1909 VDB and a 1958 Philadelphia cent, placed side by side, bracket half a century of American history on a one-cent coin.
Reference data only — not an appraisal.
| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | — | — |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | — | — |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | $1 | $1 |
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