1956 Proof Lincoln Wheat Cent
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Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-67). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Auction Record
$4,995 PR69RD 07-23-2022 eBay
Description
The 1956 Proof Lincoln Wheat Cent is a proof cent struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. Total mintage reached 669,384. The obverse features Abraham Lincoln facing right, the first real person depicted on a U.S. circulating coin, while the reverse displays two wheat stalks framing ONE CENT, symbolizing American agriculture. Designed by Victor David Brenner. Struck in 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc, weighing 3.11 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #3377. The Lincoln Wheat Cent, introduced in 1909 to honor the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, broke the longstanding tradition against portraying real individuals on U.S. Among the most widely collected U.S. series. Key dates include the 1909-S VDB (mintage 484,000), 1914-D, 1922 "No D" (weak Denver mintmark), and the famous 1943 copper and 1944 steel transitional errors.
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Error Varieties(85)
1956 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002
1956 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003
1956 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-006
1956 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-007
1956 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-008
1956 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002
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1956 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-004
1956 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006
1956 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001
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1956 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-005
1956 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006
1956 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002
1956 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004
1956 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005
1956 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006
1956 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007
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