1909 S Lincoln Wheat Cent First-Year Key Date Classic San Francisco 278

Denomination: Small Cent

Coin: Lincoln Wheat

Composition: Copper

Year: 1909

Color: BN

Strike Type: Business

Fineness: 0.95

Mint Location: San Francisco

KM Number: 109

Country of Origin: United States

Up for auction/sale is one of the ultimate key dates of the entire 20th century—a 1909-S Lincoln Wheat Cent in AU/MS (About Uncirculated to Mint State slider) condition with rich, original Brown (BN) surfaces.

Struck at the San Francisco Mint during the very first year of the Lincoln Cent series, the 1909-S features a tiny mintage of just 1,825,000 pieces—making it second only to the legendary 1909-S VDB in the regular-issue Wheat Cent series. Finding high-grade near-Mint State specimens with full, unbroken detail, smooth fields, a razor-sharp "S" mint mark, and warm mahogany brown luster is a rare prize for key-date specialists. This choice coin offers outstanding visual appeal, crisp high-point definition, and beautiful original field brilliance—making it a premier centerpiece for any high-end Lincoln album, Dansco setup, or certified registry collection.