1931-D Lincoln Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS). CAC. OGH. A beautiful Gem with handsome deep rose and medium orange color to smartly impressed, satiny surfaces. The economic downturn of the early 1930s resulted in the Denver Mint producing only 4,480,000 cents in 1931. These coins were widely hoarded upon their release from federal vaults in 1934/35, and Mint State survivors are far more plentiful than circulated examples. Even so, the 1931-D is surprisingly scarce in the finest Mint State grades, as here. From the Larry H. Miller Collection. From the Larry H. Miller Collection.