1911-S Lincoln Cent. MS-66 RB (PCGS).Fabulous quality and eye appeal for this early date Lincoln cent issue from the San Francisco Mint. Light to medium copper brown iridescence adorns both sides, the surfaces of which retain plenty of original color in deep rose-red. The texture is smooth and softly frosted, the design elements sharply to fully struck throughout. As with many early mintmarked Lincoln cents, this issue was widely hoarded by collectors during the 1950s and 1960s. By that time, of course, the vast majority of examples available to numismatists were well worn coins that had seen heavy commercial use. Mint State survivors are scarce in the context of this series, a fact that is due at least in part to a relatively limited mintage of 4,026,000 pieces. In premium Gem preservation, this top-of-the-pop Red and Brown example would do justice to an advanced Lincoln cent collection on the PCGS Set Registry.
