AboutMyCoin1954-D Wheat Penny in F12
A 1954-D Wheat penny graded F12 is that coin in one particular state of preservation — the date and the mint mark are already fixed, and F12 is what a grader called the surface that survived. What that looks like on this coin is below. Where the grade sits against the rungs either side of it, and every way it is written on a slab, are in the table below.
What F12 means
A 1954-D Wheat penny in Fine (F-12) carries moderate wear over the whole coin, but the design is still a relief rather than an outline: the cheekbone and the jaw of Lincoln’s portrait and the hair above his ear keep some separation, the tips of the wheat ears and the upper edges of their stalks are worn smooth at their highest points while the outline of every feature stays sharp, and LIBERTY behind the shoulder, IN GOD WE TRUST above the head and the date are full and clear.
A slab, a dealer’s list or a price guide may write this grade F-12. They are the same grade and the same 1954-D Wheat penny.
Where this grade sits
The grades a 1954-D Wheat penny is given run from PO1 to MS70RD. One step up from F12 is Fine (F-15). In general terms, the higher the grade the more the coin is worth.
How to check this yourself
Sold listings, not asking prices. The link below is already filtered to completed sales of a 1954-D Wheat penny in F12, which is the difference between what somebody paid and what somebody hoped for. Until this site has a researched figure for this grade, that search is the answer — take the middle of several recent sales rather than the highest.
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