1912 S Lincoln Wheat Cent Low-Mintage San Francisco Issue (2,376,000) 273

Denomination: Small Cent

Coin: Lincoln Wheat

Composition: Copper

Year: 1912

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 a scarce and highly sought-after early key date—a 1912-S Lincoln Wheat Cent with Extra Fine (XF) strike details, offered with full disclosure of a few light obverse hairline scratches.

Struck at the San Francisco Mint with a tiny mintage of just 2,376,000 pieces, the 1912-S is one of the premier low-mintage key dates of the early Lincoln Wheat series. Finding high-grade circulated examples with sharp detail and deep, original chocolate patina is increasingly difficult. While this specimen exhibits a few light surface scratches on the obverse, it retains impressive, high-grade structural detail across Lincoln's portrait, wheat stalks, and the bold "S" mint mark—offering a fantastic, budget-friendly opportunity to anchor a high-end Lincoln album or collection.