1920-S Penny, BN (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1920-S Penny, BN in circulated condition is worth between $3.00 and $90.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $100.00 and $1,700.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $3,120.00 in the 06/17/2022 by renowned auctioneer Stack's Bowers, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Victor David Brenner

Edge: Plain

Diameter: 19.00 millimeters

Weight: 3.11 grams

Mintage: 46,220,000

Mint: San Francisco

Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc

Series: Lincoln Cents 1909-1958

1920-S Penny, Bn (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

Grade	Price($)
MS-65+	1,700.00
MS-65	825.00
MS-64+	550.00
MS-64	500.00
MS-63+	290.00
MS-63	235.00
MS-62+	190.00
MS-62	165.00
MS-61	125.00
MS-60	100.00
AU-58+	90.00
AU-58	80.00
AU-55+	60.00
AU-55	55.00
AU-53+	52.00
AU-53	50.00
AU-50+	40.00
AU-50	37.00
XF-45+	30.00
XF-45	26.00
XF-40	20.00
VF-35	14.00
VF-30	12.00
VF-25	10.00
VF-20	8.00
F-15	5.00
F-12	5.00
VG-10	4.00
VG-8	4.00
G-6	3.00
G-4	3.00
AG-3	3.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
Mint State	100.00	1,700.00	468.00
About Uncirculated	37.00	90.00	58.00
Extremely Fine	20.00	30.00	25.33
Fine and Very Fine	5.00	14.00	9.00
Good and Very Good	3.00	4.00	3.50
Poor, Fair, and About Good	3.00	3.00	3.00

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1920 Lincoln Cent (Wheat Reverse). We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin Name	Min Circulated Price($)	Max Circulated Price($)	Min Uncirculated Price($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1920-D Penny, BN (Regular Strike)	1.00	95.00	100.00	450.00
1920 Penny, BN (Regular Strike)	1.00	22.00	24.00	130.00
1920-D Penny, RD (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	125.00	21,500.00
1920-S Penny, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	140.00	9,000.00
1920-S Penny, RD (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	325.00	50,000.00
1920 Penny, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	26.00	350.00
1920 Penny, RD (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	30.00	16,000.00
1920-D Penny, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	100.00	2,650.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1920-S Penny, Bn (Regular Strike) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

Lowest Sale Price
Highest Sale Price
Average Sale Price
Most Recent Sale Price
Number of Sales
Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:

Find On eBay

$104.00

Lowest Sale Price

$3,120.00

Highest Sale Price

$389.69

Average Sale Price

$384.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$19,873.98

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-66	1,275.00	1,320.00	1,295.83
MS-65+	370.00	989.00	657.71
MS-65	432.00	2,160.00	729.23
MS-64+	312.00	360.00	336.00
MS-64	104.00	3,120.00	389.69
MS-63	70.00	322.00	158.92
MS-62+	89.00	138.00	110.20
MS-62	79.00	197.00	113.41
MS-61	56.00	90.00	74.67
MS-60	2.10	1,870.00	315.58
AU-58	36.00	150.00	68.46
AU-55+	50.00	50.00	50.00
AU-55	13.00	207.00	71.00
AU-53	29.00	44.00	36.40
AU-50	15.00	32.00	25.20
XF-45+	22.42	22.42	22.42
XF-45	15.00	15.00	15.00
XF-40	18.00	81.00	49.50
VF-30	10.00	10.00	10.00
VF-20	60.00	60.00	60.00
F-15	10.00	10.00	10.00
PO-1	11.00	31.00	22.40

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1920-S Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-66. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-64 having the highest max price $3,120.00.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1920-S Penny, BN (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1920-S Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 72.90% share, followed by Great Collections / David Lawrence RC with 11.68% / 7.01% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1920-S Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

Grade	Grade Source	Seller	Price($)	Sold Date
AU-58	NGC	David Lawrence RC	131.00	02/26/2023
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	76.00	01/04/2023
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	174.00	10/05/2022
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	384.00	07/27/2022
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	196.00	07/24/2022
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	3,120.00	06/17/2022
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	192.00	05/18/2022
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	145.00	04/03/2022
AU-58	NGC	David Lawrence RC	70.00	02/13/2022
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	156.00	09/01/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	192.00	08/29/2021
AU-55+	NGC	Stack's Bowers	50.00	07/28/2021
MS-62+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	132.00	06/23/2021
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	336.00	06/09/2021
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	426.00	04/28/2021
MS-62+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	04/14/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	156.00	04/14/2021
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	396.00	03/31/2021
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	03/10/2021
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	372.00	01/06/2021
AU-58	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	70.00	12/27/2020
MS-66	NGC	David Lawrence RC	1,275.00	12/27/2020
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	325.00	05/10/2020
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,160.00	04/15/2020
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	288.00	04/08/2020
MS-62+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	103.00	03/11/2020
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	249.60	11/27/2019
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	11/20/2019
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	264.00	09/18/2019
MS-60	NGC	David Lawrence RC	75.00	06/09/2019
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	264.00	06/05/2019
MS-64+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	312.00	04/03/2019
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	660.00	03/16/2019
MS-62+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	03/13/2019
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	39.00	02/13/2019
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	139.20	02/13/2019
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,320.00	02/03/2019
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	252.00	01/09/2019
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	114.00	11/28/2018
AU-58	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	36.00	11/25/2018
MS-62+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	10/10/2018
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	528.00	09/09/2018
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	07/25/2018
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	120.00	07/18/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	264.00	06/27/2018
MS-64+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	06/27/2018
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	168.00	06/06/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	312.00	02/28/2018
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	504.00	02/22/2018
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	156.00	01/23/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	300.00	01/16/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	384.00	12/13/2017
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	132.00	11/21/2017
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	576.00	11/02/2017
MS-65	NGC	Heritage Auctions	432.00	11/02/2017
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	763.75	08/02/2017
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,292.50	08/02/2017
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	564.00	04/26/2017
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	03/07/2017
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	305.50	02/07/2017
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	352.50	01/31/2017
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	299.63	01/10/2017
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	12/20/2016
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	399.50	11/08/2016
MS-64	PCGS	Scotsman	488.75	10/14/2016
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	446.50	09/07/2016
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	881.25	09/07/2016
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	164.50	08/02/2016
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	352.50	07/27/2016
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	223.25	07/12/2016
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	61.00	06/21/2016
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	376.00	05/24/2016
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	45.00	05/17/2016
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	99.88	03/29/2016
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	329.00	08/11/2015
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	305.50	08/04/2015
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	99.88	08/04/2015
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	105.75	08/04/2015
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	258.50	08/04/2015
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	141.00	05/31/2015
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	05/19/2015
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	99.88	03/31/2015
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	44.00	02/10/2015
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	188.00	12/21/2014
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	11/30/2014
MS-62	PCGS	Great Collections	110.00	11/23/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	352.50	11/06/2014
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	152.75	11/02/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	352.50	10/08/2014
AU-53	NGC	David Lawrence RC	32.00	08/17/2014
PO-1	NGC	Great Collections	31.00	07/20/2014
VF-30	PCGS	Great Collections	10.00	06/29/2014
MS-60	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	84.00	06/16/2014
XF-45+	PCGS	Great Collections	22.42	06/15/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	52.00	06/02/2014
MS-62	NGC	Great Collections	115.50	05/25/2014
PO-1	NGC	Great Collections	25.00	05/11/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Great Collections	41.00	04/20/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Great Collections	65.72	04/06/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Great Collections	36.00	03/30/2014
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	03/17/2014
MS-62	ANACS	Great Collections	137.50	03/16/2014
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	158.63	03/10/2014
MS-61	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	90.00	03/10/2014
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	282.00	02/27/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	115.15	01/14/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	113.98	12/31/2013
AU-50	PCGS	Great Collections	23.00	12/01/2013
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	28.00	10/21/2013
AU-50	PCGS	Great Collections	25.00	10/06/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	11.00	10/06/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Great Collections	63.00	08/04/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	57.00	07/22/2013
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	96.00	07/22/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	411.00	07/11/2013
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	881.00	07/11/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Great Collections	45.00	06/02/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	21.00	03/31/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	825.00	03/31/2013
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	110.00	03/25/2013
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	170.00	03/18/2013
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	99.00	03/11/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	76.00	03/11/2013
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	100.00	02/25/2013
XF-40	PCGS	Great Collections	18.00	01/27/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Great Collections	69.00	01/27/2013
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	94.00	01/14/2013
AU-58	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	88.00	01/01/2013
F-15	ANACS	Great Collections	10.00	12/16/2012
AU-55	PCGS	Great Collections	42.00	12/09/2012
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	153.00	11/29/2012
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	65.00	11/19/2012
AU-58	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	49.35	11/16/2012
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	165.00	10/18/2012
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	353.00	10/18/2012
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	150.00	09/10/2012
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	24.00	08/12/2012
AU-58	ANACS	Great Collections	55.00	06/03/2012
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	05/30/2012
MS-63	NGC	Great Collections	154.00	05/06/2012
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	132.00	04/18/2012
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	173.00	01/03/2012
MS-61	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	56.00	12/12/2011
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	178.00	12/08/2011
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	32.00	08/08/2011
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	633.00	07/07/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	06/01/2011
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	150.00	05/02/2011
XF-45	PCGS	Great Collections	15.00	04/17/2011
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	150.00	02/07/2011
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	299.00	02/03/2011
MS-63	NGC	Bowers & Merena	97.00	11/09/2010
MS-65	ICG	Goldberg Auctioneers	506.00	06/02/2010
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	79.00	04/26/2010
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	89.00	11/09/2009
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	322.00	05/01/2009
MS-64	NGC	David Lawrence RC	276.00	04/13/2009
XF-40	ICG	Heritage Auctions	81.00	04/01/2009
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	207.00	03/01/2009
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	69.00	12/04/2008
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	299.00	08/27/2008
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	16.00	10/01/2007
MS-65+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	989.00	09/03/2007
MS-65+	NGC	Bowers & Merena	518.00	08/04/2007
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	184.00	06/05/2007
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	42.00	06/04/2007
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	231.00	05/15/2007
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	346.00	02/20/2007
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	13.00	02/19/2007
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	150.00	09/19/2006
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	09/19/2006
VF-20	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	60.00	07/11/2006
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	21.00	06/07/2006
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	184.00	03/29/2006
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	230.00	01/09/2006
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	31.00	01/08/2006
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	31.00	11/07/2005
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	11/06/2005
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	127.00	10/12/2005
MS-62	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	86.00	09/19/2005
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	197.00	04/06/2005
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	54.00	04/03/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	196.00	03/28/2005
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	39.00	03/16/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	261.00	02/27/2005
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	138.00	02/23/2005
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	150.00	02/14/2005
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	70.00	11/08/2004
AU-53	NGC	Heritage Auctions	38.00	09/15/2004
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	30.00	09/15/2004
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	44.00	08/18/2004
MS-62	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	92.00	06/14/2004
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	54.00	06/02/2004
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	224.00	05/10/2004
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	83.00	09/17/2003
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	121.00	06/11/2003
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	552.00	05/01/2003
MS-61	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	78.00	03/19/2003
MS-60	NCS	Heritage Auctions	55.00	11/05/2002
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	121.00	09/29/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	09/29/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	207.00	09/10/2002
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	661.00	08/27/2002
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	90.00	08/06/2002
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	29.00	08/06/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	07/16/2002
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	97.00	01/13/2002
AU-55	PCI	Heritage Auctions	22.00	08/17/2000
AU-55	NONE	Heritage Auctions	207.00	08/06/2000
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	370.00	01/19/2000
MS-64	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	1,485.00	01/05/1999
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,870.00	09/01/1998
MS-60	NONE	Stack's	1,650.00	05/06/1997
MS-60	NONE	B. Max Mehl	2.10	06/01/1941