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Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse 1924 S 1C MS

NGC Universal ID: 22CE

Coin Information

Category: Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse (1909-1958)
Mint: San Francisco
Mintage: 11,696,000
Obverse Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Reverse Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 3.11g
Diameter: 19mm
Edge: Plain

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Grade Summary

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MS BN MS RB MS RD

1924 S 1C MS

NGC Price Guide

NGC Census

Auction Prices Realized

NGC Registry Score

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	XF	XF+	50	50+	53	53+	55	55+	58	58+	60	60+	61	61+	62	62+	63	63+	64	64+	65	65+	66	66+	67	67+	68	68+	69	70
$1	$1.50	$2	$3.75	$24	$35		$85		$90		$95		$105		$125		$165		$200		$340		$650		$1600
1	6	18	10	70	73	0	23	0	25	0	46	0	59	0	1	0	14	0	68	0	58	0	47	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
			3/24/04 - NGC $14.00 Lot# 1009 - TT View All >	11/6/20 - PCGS $94.00 Lot# 93005 - HA 10/12/14 - PCGS $27.00 Lot# 219528 - GC 10/20/13 - PCGS $14.00 Lot# 114767 - GC 2/10/13 - PCGS $20.00 Lot# 94577 - GC View All >			8/29/18 - PCGS $94.00 Lot# 21085 - HA 4/30/17 - PCGS $84.00 Lot# 23035 - HA 3/9/14 - PCGS $85.00 Lot# 438 - DL 7/21/13 - NGC Details $56.00 Lot# 24668 - HA View All >		4/3/24 - NGC $56.00 Lot# 21101 - HA 12/6/15 - PCGS $52.00 Lot# 25543 - HA 4/6/14 - NGC $48.00 Lot# 28026 - HA 9/16/13 - PCGS $70.00 Lot# 1077 - TT View All >		10/16/16 - PCGS $45.00 Lot# 27035 - HA 4/3/16 - PCGS $64.00 Lot# 23029 - HA 10/25/15 - PCGS $46.00 Lot# 21607 - HA 9/6/15 - PCGS $52.00 Lot# 25045 - HA View All >		12/18/16 - NGC $141.00 Lot# 27852 - HA 11/27/16 - PCGS $89.00 Lot# 21015 - HA 12/6/15 - PCGS $79.00 Lot# 25048 - HA 9/6/15 - PCGS $60.00 Lot# 25530 - HA View All >		9/17/17 - NGC Details $264.00 Lot# 27038 - HA 11/30/14 - PCGS Genuine $88.00 Lot# 23549 - HA 2/10/13 - NGC Details $164.50 Lot# 28659 - HA 10/14/12 - PCGS Genuine $376.00 Lot# 22661 - HA View All >		12/6/15 - PCGS $129.25 Lot# 25544 - HA 10/16/11 - NGC $130.00 Lot# 1117 - TT 12/12/10 - NGC $396.75 Lot# 24027 - HA 3/31/10 - PCGS $126.50 Lot# 1057 - TT View All >		6/14/21 - PCGS $228.00 Lot# 3630 - SB 9/10/19 - PCGS $1020.00 Lot# 91049 - HA 8/28/19 - PCGS $144.00 Lot# 27124 - HA 8/14/19 - NGC $156.00 Lot# 23066 - HA View All >		4/3/19 - PCGS $360.00 Lot# 23118 - HA 1/14/18 - PCGS $240.00 Lot# 28032 - HA 3/5/17 - PCGS $258.50 Lot# 23055 - HA 11/16/14 - PCGS $282.00 Lot# 27546 - HA View All >		6/5/19 - PCGS $384.00 Lot# 21108 - HA 1/30/19 - PCGS $384.00 Lot# 21106 - HA 12/13/18 - NGC $480.00 Lot# 7161 - HA 1/7/18 - PCGS $456.00 Lot# 25635 - HA View All >		6/7/23 - NGC $1800.00 Lot# 21071 - HA 6/20/21 - NGC $1560.00 Lot# 7048 - HA 7/12/18 - PCGS $2280.00 Lot# 7108 - HA 7/26/00 - NGC $625.00 Lot# 5047 - HA View All >
3	3	3	9	16	111	245	282	286	295	298	304	320	351	370	409	448	527	550	597	703	916	1,055	1,333	1,621	2,197	2,252	2,362	2,420	2,535	2,596	2,717	2,821	3,029	3,367
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Description & Analysis

Though widely hoarded from circulation 1935-60, as were all S-Mint cents, this issue is very scarce in all grades higher than Very Fine. Mint State survive in smaller numbers than for many other issues of the 1920s, and fully red gems are exceedingly rare. Those so certified typically have a deep, mellowed red that is not at all comparable to an MS RD 1924(P) cent. Severe budget cuts across all federal departments during the Harding and Coolidge administrations compelled the mints, particularly Denver and San Francisco, to run their dies way too long. As a result, 1924-S cents are among the many issues of this decade that are usually found poorly struck from very eroded dies. The coin presented here is thus a superior specimen in all respects. Only a few persons interested in coinage matters commented at the time about such poor quality. One of these was Charles Moore, Chairman of the Federal Commission of Fine Arts: "By dint of many struggles our silver coinage, the nickel, and the penny, have been brought up to a fair standard as compared with other leading nations. The only questions now in relation to those coins are questions of quality of work in producing the coins themselves."

Additional Reading

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Price Guide

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MS BN MS RB MS RD

1924 S 1C MS BN Last updated 06/18/2021

BASE

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	XF	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
$1	$1.50	$2	$3.75	$24	$35	$85	$90	$95	$105	$125	$165	$200	$340	$650	$1600
									$115				$385	$825

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Census

NGC Grade Summary

Total Graded: 746
Low Grade: PrAg
Average Grade: 58
High Grade: 65

NGC Census Detail

MS BN MS RB MS RD

1924 S 1C MS BN Last updated 04/02/2025

BASE

TOTAL

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	40	45	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	TOTAL
1	6	18	10	70	43	30	23	25	46	59	1	14	68	58	47	9	0	0	0	0	0	528
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	6	18	10	70	43	30	23	25	46	59	1	14	68	58	47	9	0	0	0	0	0	528
0%	1%	3%	2%	13%	8%	6%	4%	5%	9%	11%	0%	3%	13%	11%	9%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score

MS BN MS RB MS RD

1924 S 1C MS BN

BASE

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	40	45	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
3	3	3	9	16	111	227	282	295	304	351	409	527	597	916	1,333	2,197	2,362	2,535	2,717	3,029	3,367
3	3	5	11	48	150	245	286	298	320	370	448	550	703	1,055	1,621	2,252	2,420	2,596	2,821	3,142	3,535
0	0	0	0	0	0	245	286	298	320	370	448	550	703	1,055	1,621	2,252	2,420	2,596	2,821	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	264	291	301	335	390	488	574	810	1,194	1,909	2,307	2,477	2,656	2,925	0	0

Competitive Registry Sets

CATEGORIES	SETS
US Type Set, including Modern Issues	2,385
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070)	1,624
US Type Set, 1792-1964	1,415
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Circulation Issue, Including Varieties	1,394
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5)	1,316
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Circulation Issue	1,091
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Complete (Incl. Varieties)	1,030
Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958, Circulation Issue	752
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs & Non-Proofs	726
US Type Set, 1792-1964, Circulated Coins Only	694
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs & Non-Proofs - No Gold	689
20th Century Series Type Set, Non-Proofs Only	607
Small Cent Type Set	588
20th Century Series Type Set, Non-Proofs Only - No Gold	513
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, One Per Date, Circulation Issue	438
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070), Circulated Coins Only	420
Lincoln Cents, 1909-1958, Circulated Coins Only	352
Cents, 1793-Date, Complete Circulation Issue	347
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5), Circulated Coins Only	333
Lincoln Cents, 1909-1933, Circulation Issue	274
20th Century Series Type Set, Circulated Coins Only	174
Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958, Circulation Issue, Including Varieties	174
Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse, 1909-1958, One-Per-Date, Circulation Issue	161
20th Century Series Type Set, Circulated Coins Only (No Gold)	136
Lincoln Cents, 1909-1933, One-Per-Date, Circulation Issue	131
1924 Mint Set	74