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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dreamer94, post: 281097, member: 6449&quot;](OK, you&#039;re probably <i>all</i> Lincoln cent collectors. )</p><p><br /></p><p>I understand why the 1909-S VDB is the &quot;king of Lincoln cents&quot;.&nbsp; It has the lowest mintage (484,000). </p><p><br /></p><p>However, the 1914-D, with nearly 2 1/2 times the mintage (1,193,000), is far more expensive.&nbsp; My theory is that 1909-S VDB&#039;s were hoarded, so there are many more of them in mint state.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Somewhat against this theory is that the 1931-S which has a lower mintage than the 1914-D (866,000) is <i>much </i>less expensive and high-grade mint state examples can be found for just a few hundred dollars.&nbsp; I know of no reason people would have hoarded them. </p><p><br /></p><p>How can people explain the relative values of the two?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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