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Mintmarks (if any) are on the reverse of the coin between the wreath and the letters DO in dollar.
There are two main types of this coin, one with Large Letters and one with Medium Letters. It depends on which type. Large letters have a range between $19 and $900 while the Medium letters can fetch $23 to $9,200 based on conditions. Here are some links below so you can view a table of values of these coins based on different coin conditions.
These are lowercase letters : abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz These are uppercase letters: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ They are called "uppercase" and "lowercase" because in the days when printing was done using lead type, the printer compiling the text kept the capital letters in the "upper row" and the small letters in the "lower row" so that they were sorted out ready to hand when needed.
The alphabet we use in the United States, has a total of 26 letters.
All Lincoln cents minted from 1909 to 1958 had the same primary reverse design: the words ONE CENT in large letters, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in smaller letters below and "E Pluribus Unum" in tiny letters along the top rim.The wording was enclosed in two bent wheat ears on the left and right sides, symbolic of America's agricultural strength. As a result the coins are known as "wheat ear", "wheat back", or even "wheatie" cents.The first cents minted in 1909 also carried the initials VDB of the coin's designer, Victor David Brenner, in small letters at the bottom. Later in the year they were removed after public protests over their prominence on the coin, and prejudice against Brenner's religion.