1928 Lincoln Cent Date Guide

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1928 overview Mintage, history, and notes for this year's cents

Philadelphia (MS)

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Mintage: 134,116,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (60 of 140)

Denver (MS)

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Mintage: 31,170,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (99 of 140)

San Francisco (MS)

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Mintage: 17,266,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (113 of 140)

1928 in history

Americans still carried copper Lincoln cents and silver dimes without imagining the hardship ahead.
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger in June.
Herbert Hoover was elected president, promising continued prosperity.
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, though medical use came years later.
Mickey Mouse debuted in Steamboat Willie, Walt Disney's first sound cartoon.
The Kellogg-Briand Pact renounced war as an instrument of national policy, signed by many nations.
The first scheduled television broadcasts began experimentally in the United States.
The 1928 Summer Olympics were held in Amsterdam.

1928 Lincoln cent year notes

Collector notes for 1928 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Images/Mintage Mint issues and coin images for 1928

Philadelphia (MS)

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Mintage: 134,116,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (60 of 140)

Denver (MS)

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Mintage: 31,170,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (99 of 140)

San Francisco (MS)

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Mintage: 17,266,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (113 of 140)

1928 in history What else was happening that year

Americans still carried copper Lincoln cents and silver dimes without imagining the hardship ahead.
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger in June.
Herbert Hoover was elected president, promising continued prosperity.
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, though medical use came years later.
Mickey Mouse debuted in Steamboat Willie, Walt Disney's first sound cartoon.
The Kellogg-Briand Pact renounced war as an instrument of national policy, signed by many nations.
The first scheduled television broadcasts began experimentally in the United States.
The 1928 Summer Olympics were held in Amsterdam.

1928 cent notes Collector notes for this year's Lincoln cents

Collector notes for 1928 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Design types Obverse and reverse engravings in use for 1928

Obverse design types (ODT)

Flat serif G obverse — ODT09 · 1922–1929 · business · 1931–1933 · business · 1935–1955 · business · 1936–1942 · proof · 1950–1955 · proof

Reverse design types (RDT)

Wheat reverse — RDT01 · 1909–1958

See the design types reference. Design types identify engraved designs; when differing designs create collectible alternatives within a year, see Lincoln cent design varieties.

Mint mark types Punch styles used on 1928 Lincoln cents

Early-D — 1911–1920 · business · 1922 · business · 1924–1933 · business
Small-S — 1917–1921 · business · 1923–1931 · business · 1935–1941 · business
Huge-S — 1928 · business

See the mint mark types reference.

Typical values Series price guide for regular-issue 1928 cents

1928 Lincoln cents from the CopperCoins series price guide (August/September 2026 edition) — approximate values only, not offers to buy or sell. Business strikes show separate BN, RB, and RD lines where priced.

Business strike

Issue	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	EF40	EF45	AU50
1928-P BN	0.20	0.35	0.35	0.85	1.85	2.80	3.55
1928-P RB
1928-P RD
1928-D BN	0.65	0.85	1.35	2.45	8.95	12.75	15.75
1928-D RB
1928-D RD
1928-S BN	0.75	1.25	2.05	7.15	14.75	17.50	25.25
1928-S RB
1928-S RD

Issue	AU53	AU55	AU58	MS60	MS61	MS62
1928-P BN	4.65	5.70	6.60	9.35	13	14.50
1928-P RB					12	19
1928-P RD						19.25
1928-D BN	18	22	26.75	35	40	46.75
1928-D RB			46	49	52	64
1928-D RD				65	80	83
1928-S BN	31	39.75	60	83	92.50	109
1928-S RB			95	110	125	133
1928-S RD				150	200	246

Issue	MS63	MS64	MS65	MS66	MS67	MS68
1928-P BN	16.75	31.50	59	100
1928-P RB	28.50	57.50	101	172
1928-P RD	35.75	79.50	142	355	1,150	30,000
1928-D BN	61.50	96.50	219	620
1928-D RB	83.50	143	410	920
1928-D RD	138	265	1,175	8,500	15,000
1928-S BN	130	173	360
1928-S RB	280	500	1,350	14,000
1928-S RD	485	1,225	6,500	39,500

Issue	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	EF40	EF45	AU50
1928-P BN	0.20	0.35	0.35	0.85	1.85	2.80	3.55
1928-P RB
1928-P RD
1928-D BN	0.65	0.85	1.35	2.45	8.95	12.75	15.75
1928-D RB
1928-D RD
1928-S BN	0.75	1.25	2.05	7.15	14.75	17.50	25.25
1928-S RB
1928-S RD

Issue	AU53	AU55	AU58	MS60	MS61	MS62
1928-P BN	4.65	5.70	6.60	9.35	13	14.50
1928-P RB					12	19
1928-P RD						19.25
1928-D BN	18	22	26.75	35	40	46.75
1928-D RB			46	49	52	64
1928-D RD				65	80	83
1928-S BN	31	39.75	60	83	92.50	109
1928-S RB			95	110	125	133
1928-S RD				150	200	246

Issue	MS63	MS64	MS65	MS66	MS67	MS68
1928-P BN	16.75	31.50	59	100
1928-P RB	28.50	57.50	101	172
1928-P RD	35.75	79.50	142	355	1,150	30,000
1928-D BN	61.50	96.50	219	620
1928-D RB	83.50	143	410	920
1928-D RD	138	265	1,175	8,500	15,000
1928-S BN	130	173	360
1928-S RB	280	500	1,350	14,000
1928-S RD	485	1,225	6,500	39,500

Die varieties in the catalog Attributed 1928 dies by mint and variety type

Our attribution catalog for 1928—doubled dies, repunched mint marks, and related varieties documented by die number. This is specialist research beyond regular issue Lincoln cents.

Search all 1928 dies Variety value guide for 1928

Catalogued dies for 1928

Number of assigned dies in the CopperCoins catalog, by mint and variety type. Click a count to search that group.

Mint	DO	DR	MM	Total
Philadelphia (P)	3	0	N/A	3
Denver (D)	0	1	2	3
San Francisco (S)	0	0	4	4
All mints	3	1	6	10

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