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Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse 1957 1C PF

NGC Universal ID: 22LH

Coin Information

Category: Lincoln Cents, Wheat Reverse (1909-1958)
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 1,247,952
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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PF RD PF RDC PF RB PF RDU PF BN

1957 1C PF

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
																					$20	$22.50	$25	$30	$40	$45	$60	$75	$165	$250	$500	$550	$650
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	19	0	58	0	188	0	117	2	11	0
																							8/5/08 - PCGS $109.25 Lot# 22097 - HA 6/12/06 - NGC $34.50 Lot# 164 - DL 1/14/03 - PCGS $16.00 Lot# 11116 - HA 1/20/97 - PCGS $17.75 Lot# 1093 - TT View All >		5/15/11 - NGC $47.00 Lot# 1171 - TT 12/20/10 - PCGS $29.00 Lot# 1133 - TT 7/14/09 - PCGS $28.00 Lot# 26777 - HA 1/7/09 - PCGS $195.50 Lot# 7563 - HA View All >		9/7/14 - NGC $32.00 Lot# 62928 - GC 8/31/14 - NGC $32.00 Lot# 62929 - GC 7/20/14 - NGC $42.70 Lot# 208134 - GC 7/6/14 - NGC $32.00 Lot# 62929 - GC View All >	9/7/14 - NGC $35.00 Lot# 183299 - GC 6/29/14 - NGC $35.00 Lot# 183299 - GC View All >	9/12/18 - PCGS $94.00 Lot# 25110 - HA 9/17/17 - PCGS $192.00 Lot# 27591 - HA 3/12/17 - PCGS $235.00 Lot# 25102 - HA 1/29/17 - PCGS $99.00 Lot# 21362 - HA View All >	12/5/13 - PCGS $211.50 Lot# 7201 - HA View All >	5/19/21 - NGC $336.00 Lot# 25099 - HA 7/17/19 - NGC $240.00 Lot# 25063 - HA 12/12/18 - PCGS $456.00 Lot# 25202 - HA 8/2/17 - PCGS $517.00 Lot# 7167 - HA View All >		5/4/14 - NGC $558.13 Lot# 26041 - HA 2/3/14 - NGC $470.00 Lot# 7238 - HA 4/27/11 - NGC $862.50 Lot# 4285 - HA 4/27/11 - NGC $517.50 Lot# 4286 - HA View All >
16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	20	23	28	28	28	29	32	35	41	51	72	89	123	149	201	366	695	991	1,583	1,698	1,928	2,171
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Description & Analysis

Proof set sales again nearly doubled from the previous year, but a figure of more than a million proof sets seemed to scare many in the coin business. The speculative market in such coins collapsed under the weight of overproduction, and this set was a drug on the market for the next 20 years. This immense mintage resulted in a large population of fully red gems, but most of these have little or no contrast. Cameo pieces are not rare, but Ultra Cameo specimens are very rare in relation to the total mintage.

Price Guide

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PF RD PF RDC PF RB PF RDU PF BN

1957 1C PF RDC Last updated 12/16/2021

BASE

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	XF	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
													$20	$25	$40	$60	$165	$500	$650
													$22.50	$30	$45	$75	$250	$550

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Census

NGC Grade Summary

Total Graded: 15036
Low Grade: 61
Average Grade: 67
High Grade: 69

NGC Census Detail

PF RD PF RDC PF RB PF RDU PF BN

1957 1C PF RDC 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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	19	58	184	113	11	0	391
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	6
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
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	0	0	5	19	58	188	117	11	0	399
0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	5%	15%	47%	28%	3%	0%

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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score

PF RD PF RDC PF RB PF RDU PF BN

1957 1C PF RDC

BASE

PrAg	G	VG	F	VF	40	45	50	53	55	58	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	20	28	28	32	41	72	123	201	695	1,583	1,928	2,171
16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	23	28	29	35	51	89	149	366	991	1,698	2,009	2,280
0	0	0	0	0	0	16	16	16	17	23	28	29	35	51	89	149	366	991	1,698	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	16	16	16	19	25	28	31	38	62	106	175	530	1,287	1,813	0	0

Competitive Registry Sets

CATEGORIES	SETS
US Type Set, including Modern Issues	2,389
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070)	1,623
US Type Set, 1792-1964	1,418
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5)	1,317
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Proofs	1,259
Lincoln Cents, 1909-Date, Complete (Incl. Varieties)	1,029
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
Small Cent Type Set	590
Lincoln Cents, 1950-Date, Proofs	587
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs Only	442
Basic US Type Set, No Gold (7070), Circulated Coins Only	420
20th Century Series Type Set, Proofs Only - No Gold	411
Lincoln Cents, 1950-1964, Proofs	391
Basic US Type Set, with Gold (7070 + Page 5), Circulated Coins Only	333
1950-1964 Proof Set, Complete	279
Lincoln Cents, 1936-1958, Proofs	234
1957 Proof Set	203