1953 D Wheat Penny

Notes: The 1953 D cent errors include; Struck on Silver Dime Planchet - This can best be described as a penny that looks like a dime. These coins are worth more than $1,000 even in above circulated condition. Also look for off-center strikes. When the cent planchet and the die impacting it don't line up perfectly, it creates what Numismatics call an off-center strike. Off-center strikes mean a portion of the coin will still be blank or clear from die markings. Also look for clipped or curved clip errors. This happens when the planchet is restruck, and it appears to look like a cookie cutter was taken to the edge of the coin. Beware of fakes.

Copper Penny Color Guide

As with other copper cents the color RD (Red) is worth more than the RB (Red Brown), and the RB is worth more than the BN (Brown).

Price Chart

Rates listed here refer to professionally graded and slabbed coins. If new to collecting the prices below might not make sense.

Breakdown of pricing per condition for 1953 D Wheat Penny by individual grade.

• Grade MS62 = $2-$3
• Grade MS63 = $4-$6
• Grade MS64 = $6-$10
• Grade MS65 = $11-$19
• Grade MS66 = $27-$45
• Grade MS67 = $38-$64

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How much is a 1953 D Wheat Penny worth?

In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around 15 cents, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $34 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say Average Circulated, we mean in a similar condition to other coins circulated in 1953, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].

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Specs & Design

This coin has a total mass of 3.11 g, a diameter of 19.05 mm, and a thickness of 1.55 mm. It's edge is smooth, and the coins are composed of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc..

Designer: Victor D. Brenner

Front (Obverse): The front or obverse of this coin contains the bust of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. If a mint mark is present it will be on the bottom right just under the year. If no mint mark is present the coin was minted in Philadelphia. With D standing for Denver, and S standing for San Francisco. The words IN GOD WE TRUST follow the top arch of the coin nicely framing Lincolns head, and the word LIBERTY sits just left of President Lincolns Colar.

Back (Reverse): The reverse of the Wheat Penny, also known as the Wheat Cent contains two wheat stalks, the words One Cent, and the Latin phrase E PLURIBUS UNUM which means Out of many, one. The reverse image would later change in 1959.