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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 59452, member: 2761&quot;]Surviability!</p><p><br /></p><p>Not many people knew in 1914 and the immediate years afterward that the 1914-D would be a key date coin...so they were circulated just like the previous Denver minted Lincolns.</p><p><br /></p><p>After all, there weren&#039;t low mintage Denver minted Lincolns in 1911, 1912, and 1913, but in 1914 the mint produced just over a million 1914-D&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>So they were circulated, spent, lost, and very few were hoarded and collected.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1931-S was a differant story.&nbsp; Collectors were well aware that San Francisco was NOT going to mint Lincolns going forward (they stopped until 1935) and word quickly went out that less than a million 1931-S were minted.&nbsp; So...these 1931&#039;s quickly were saved and quickly pulled from circulation.&nbsp; Actually, finding a 1931-S in XF conditions or better is relatively easy.&nbsp; Finding a 1914-D in XF condition or better is <u>extremely</u> rare.&nbsp; If you find one, have it graded because there are many fakes out there (like a 1944-D &quot;shaved&quot; down to look like a 1914-D).</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintage numbers are important, but coins that are saved in sock drawers instead of used in commerce plays the part in grading.&nbsp; Look at the 1955-S...the last &quot;S&quot; mint until 1968.&nbsp; Word got out that 1955-S would be the &quot;last&quot; year and compared to other mintage numbers of the times, it had relatively low mintage numbers.&nbsp; What happend?&nbsp; People saved ROLLS of these coins.&nbsp; You can easily buy a 1955-S graded Lincoln in MS66 for around $10-15.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mintage numbers, survial rates, grade and of course...market demand all play a role in the price of these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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