1935 Lincoln Cent Date Guide

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1935 overview Mintage, history, and notes for this year's cents

Philadelphia (MS)

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Mintage: 245,388,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (35 of 140)

Denver (MS)

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Mintage: 47,000,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (87 of 140)

San Francisco (MS)

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Mintage: 38,702,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (94 of 140)

1935 in history

Copper cents circulated alongside rising federal programs that reshaped American economic life.
President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating pensions and unemployment insurance.
The Works Progress Administration employed millions on public projects in art, construction, and education.
Huey Long, the Louisiana senator and populist, was assassinated in Baton Rouge in September.
Persia was officially renamed Iran.
The Hoover Dam was completed, taming the Colorado River for power and irrigation.
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.
Italy invaded Ethiopia, drawing League of Nations sanctions and international condemnation.

1935 Lincoln cent year notes

Collector notes for 1935 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Images/Mintage Mint issues and coin images for 1935

Philadelphia (MS)

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Mintage: 245,388,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (35 of 140)

Denver (MS)

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Mintage: 47,000,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (87 of 140)

San Francisco (MS)

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Mintage: 38,702,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (94 of 140)

1935 in history What else was happening that year

Copper cents circulated alongside rising federal programs that reshaped American economic life.
President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating pensions and unemployment insurance.
The Works Progress Administration employed millions on public projects in art, construction, and education.
Huey Long, the Louisiana senator and populist, was assassinated in Baton Rouge in September.
Persia was officially renamed Iran.
The Hoover Dam was completed, taming the Colorado River for power and irrigation.
Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.
Italy invaded Ethiopia, drawing League of Nations sanctions and international condemnation.

1935 cent notes Collector notes for this year's Lincoln cents

Collector notes for 1935 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Design types Obverse and reverse engravings in use for 1935

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 1935 Lincoln cents

Evenly Shaped-D — 1934–1945 · business
Small-S — 1917–1921 · business · 1923–1931 · business · 1935–1941 · business

See the mint mark types reference.

Typical values Series price guide for regular-issue 1935 cents

1935 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	AU50
1935-P BN	0.10	0.15	0.20	0.30	0.50	0.85
1935-P RB
1935-P RD
1935-D BN	0.15	0.20	0.25	0.35	0.80	1.75
1935-D RB
1935-D RD
1935-S BN	0.15	0.20	0.35	0.85	2	2.90
1935-S RB
1935-S RD

Issue	AU53	AU55	AU58	MS60	MS61	MS62
1935-P BN	0.95	1	1.40	3.15	4.20	5.25
1935-P RB				4.20	5.25	6.35
1935-P RD			6	7	8	9.75
1935-D BN	1.85	2	2.30	3.45	4.60	5.75
1935-D RB				4.60	5.75	6.90
1935-D RD			7	8	9	10.25
1935-S BN	3.45	4.30	4.90	12.75	13.75	15
1935-S RB				13.75	15	16
1935-S RD				18	19.25	23

Issue	MS63	MS64	MS65	MS66	MS67	MS68
1935-P BN	6.70	9.65	13.25	22.25	41.25
1935-P RB	10.25	13.50	19.50	38.50	32,100
1935-P RD	10.75	15.25	27	46.50	215	7,200
1935-D BN	6.90	9.20	14.50	22.50	47.50
1935-D RB	10.25	11.50	18	31.25	70
1935-D RD	15.75	21.50	38.75	64	430	13,000
1935-S BN	17.25	23	30	52.50	125
1935-S RB	20.75	30	45.50	71.50	188
1935-S RD	30.25	40.50	74.50	345	4,100

Issue	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	EF40	AU50
1935-P BN	0.10	0.15	0.20	0.30	0.50	0.85
1935-P RB
1935-P RD
1935-D BN	0.15	0.20	0.25	0.35	0.80	1.75
1935-D RB
1935-D RD
1935-S BN	0.15	0.20	0.35	0.85	2	2.90
1935-S RB
1935-S RD

Issue	AU53	AU55	AU58	MS60	MS61	MS62
1935-P BN	0.95	1	1.40	3.15	4.20	5.25
1935-P RB				4.20	5.25	6.35
1935-P RD			6	7	8	9.75
1935-D BN	1.85	2	2.30	3.45	4.60	5.75
1935-D RB				4.60	5.75	6.90
1935-D RD			7	8	9	10.25
1935-S BN	3.45	4.30	4.90	12.75	13.75	15
1935-S RB				13.75	15	16
1935-S RD				18	19.25	23

Issue	MS63	MS64	MS65	MS66	MS67	MS68
1935-P BN	6.70	9.65	13.25	22.25	41.25
1935-P RB	10.25	13.50	19.50	38.50	32,100
1935-P RD	10.75	15.25	27	46.50	215	7,200
1935-D BN	6.90	9.20	14.50	22.50	47.50
1935-D RB	10.25	11.50	18	31.25	70
1935-D RD	15.75	21.50	38.75	64	430	13,000
1935-S BN	17.25	23	30	52.50	125
1935-S RB	20.75	30	45.50	71.50	188
1935-S RD	30.25	40.50	74.50	345	4,100

Die varieties in the catalog Attributed 1935 dies by mint and variety type

Our attribution catalog for 1935—doubled dies, repunched mint marks, and related varieties documented by die number. This is specialist research beyond regular issue Lincoln cents.

Search all 1935 dies Variety value guide for 1935

Catalogued dies for 1935

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)	5	2	N/A	7
Denver (D)	1	1	8	10
San Francisco (S)	0	1	3	4
All mints	6	4	11	21

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