1946-S Lincoln Wheat

  • Category
  • Design
    Bronze Composite Penny (1944-1958)
  • Year
    1946
  • Mint
    San Francisco
  • Mintage
    198,100,000
  • Designer
    Victor D Brenner
  • Composition
    95% Copper - 5% Tin and Zinc
  • Diameter
    19mm
  • Weight
    3.11g
Known variants:

"S" over "D"

The San Francisco Mint produced a major Overpunched Mintmark (OMM) error on the 1946 S Lincoln Wheat Cent (Penny). The best way to identify this error is to note the "S" mintmark stamped on top of a subtle "D" mint mark (S/D OMM). The location of the "D" is depicted by the arrows in the example image where it is subtly seen within but under the "S" mintmark.

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