The 1918 Lincoln Wheat Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint with a recorded mintage of 288,104,634 coins — the 115th-lowest of the 140 circulation-strike issues in the lincoln wheat cent series, and 78% of the 370,614,634 lincoln wheat cents the Mint produced across all facilities in 1918.
The year the initials came back: VDB returned in miniature on Lincoln's shoulder, where it has stayed ever since.
A full collector's note for this issue — survival, strike character, and what to check before buying — is on the writing schedule; the figures above are the permanent record.
| Issue | Mint | Mintage |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 Lincoln Wheat Cent | Philadelphia | 288,104,634 |
| 1918-S Lincoln Wheat Cent | San Francisco | 34,680,000 |
| 1918-D Lincoln Wheat Cent | Denver | 47,830,000 |
Mintage figures: United States Mint (Annual Report of the Director of the Mint), Royal Canadian Mint records, and — for the 1935 banknote issue — Bank of Canada printage records as published in the Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Government Paper Money, cross-checked across independent published references. Specifications: United States Mint coin specifications.