Blessed with a large mintage and slightly better than usual quality control for the 1920s, the 1926(P) cent is easily found in fully red gem condition from fresh or just lightly worn dies.
These cents and likewise common in all circulated grades. Examples could be found in pocket change right into the 1960s. From such a large mintage, one would to find some interesting varieties, but this is simply not the case. Nothing good has surfaced.
Mintage:
| Philadelphia | Denver | San Francisco |
| 157,088,000 | 28,020,000 | 4,550,000 |