1913 Wheat Penny Value: Price Chart by Grade & Mint

In 1913 the U.S. Mint struck about 98.4 million Lincoln cents for circulation: Philadelphia 76.5 million, Denver 15.8 million, San Francisco 6.1 million. That is 19% more than 1912. Among the 117 years from 1909 to 2025, 1913 ranks number 107 by total mintage (1 = most coins made), so it is one of the lower-mintage dates of the series. The scarcest 1913 issue by mintage is San Francisco (6,101,000); the most common is Philadelphia (76,532,352). Within the 1910s, 1913 ranks 7 of 10 years for mintage; the decade's high was 1919 (588.9 million) and its low was 1915 (56.0 million). Mint by mint: Philadelphia rose 12% from 1912; Denver rose 52% from 1912; San Francisco rose 38% from 1912. Proof cents for collectors: 2,848 from Philadelphia.

The mint mark, if any, sits under the date on the front of the coin. A 1913 cent with no mint mark was struck at Philadelphia and is the normal, common form for that mint. The letters you can find on 1913 circulation cents are D (Denver) and S (San Francisco). Proof cents for 1913 were struck at Philadelphia with no mint mark; they have mirror-like fields and came from collector sets, not from circulation.

• From 1909 through mid-1918 the designer's initials do not appear on the obverse. If a coin dated in this range shows tiny V.D.B. letters at the cut-off of Lincoln's shoulder, it is not an original strike from that year.
• Wheat cents were struck in bronze (3.11 g) except for 1943. Genuine coins show a plain edge and a slightly lighter, more reddish colour than modern zinc cents when uncirculated; a brown, evenly worn coin is the normal state for this era and is not damage.
• True die doubling is rounded and separated; flat, shelf-like doubling is machine doubling and adds nothing. The mint marks guide has side-by-side examples.

PCGS Price Guide values for 1913 cents (updated September 24, 2026, U.S. dollars, for coins certified by PCGS):

• 1913: $1–$16 in circulated grades (G4 to XF40); $190 in MS63 RD and $800 in MS65 RD.
• 1913-D: $3–$45 in circulated grades (G4 to XF40); $500 in MS63 RD and $1,750 in MS65 RD.
• 1913-S: $16–$55 in circulated grades (G4 to XF40); $675 in MS63 RD and $4,250 in MS65 RD.

San Francisco is the lowest-mintage 1913 issue (6,101,000 struck), so it is the mint collectors check first. Guide prices assume a certified coin; an uncertified, worn 1913 cent usually sells for less than the lowest figure above, often a few cents in bulk wheat-cent lots. RD means full original red copper, RB red-brown, BN brown; the color grade can multiply the price. How grade and variety turn into a number is explained in what makes a coin valuable.