1941 Proof Lincoln Wheat Cent
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Coin Details
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-67). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Auction Record
$805 PR60 01-04-2006 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1941 Proof Lincoln Wheat Cent is a proof cent struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. With a mintage of 21,100, this is a scarce issue. The obverse features Abraham Lincoln facing right, the first real person depicted on a U.S. circulating coin, while the reverse displays two wheat stalks framing ONE CENT, symbolizing American agriculture. Designed by Victor David Brenner. Struck in 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc, weighing 3.11 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #3348. The Lincoln Wheat Cent, introduced in 1909 to honor the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, broke the longstanding tradition against portraying real individuals on U.S. Among the most widely collected U.S. series. Key dates include the 1909-S VDB (mintage 484,000), 1914-D, 1922 "No D" (weak Denver mintmark), and the famous 1943 copper and 1944 steel transitional errors.
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Error Varieties(19)
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-004
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-005
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-006
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-008
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-011
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-012
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-013
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-014
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-017
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-018
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-019
1941 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-020
1941 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002
1941 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-005
1941 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006
LDB123446-1941-001 Die Break
SKH-1c-1941-01 Spike Head
