Circulated 1953-S Lincoln cents are extremely common, as are essentially all specimens grading through MS66. Examples in MS67 or higher grades are scarce and are of particular interest to collectors who are building registry sets.
| Country | United States of America |
| Year | 1953 |
| Serie | Lincoln Cents - Wheat Reverse |
| Denomination | 1c |
| Mint | San Francisco |
| coinage-type | Lincoln, Wheat reverse (Bronze) |
| desg | MS |
| designer | Victor D. Brenner |
| diameter | 19 |
| edge | Plain |
| material | 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin |
| mint-mark | S |
| mintage | 181,835,000 |
| ngc-id | 22FB |
| obverse-description | Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portrait and the date and mintmark (If any) positioned on the right side. |
| pcgs-link | 2812 |
| pcgs-number | 2812 |
| reverse-description | Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter. |
| weight-grams | 3.11 |
| year-display | 1909-1958 |