1966 Lincoln Memorial Cents Tough in Better MSRD Grades
July 7, 2026
Lincoln Memorial Cents remain abundant in circulation channels and on the marketplace despite the last representatives of this long-running, popular subtype running off the production line back in 2008. Surely it can be said that the Lincoln Memorial Cent doesn’t offer much in the way of regular-issue rarities; of course there are notable exceptions, such as the 1969-S and 1972 doubled dies, the 1984 and 1988 doubled ear coins, 1990 No S Proof, the “Close AM” anomalies of 1992, and the various “Wide AM” pieces from the late 1990s and early 2000s.
However, almost every issue in the series becomes tough in the better Mint State grades, especially when crossing the MS67RD threshold. Some dates are even tougher, becoming scarce in MS66RD. That was the case with the 1966 Lincoln Cent, which hailed from a year when a lack of mintmarks made it difficult to know what facility produced it.
From PCGS