1943 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - D/D

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Auction Record

$21,275 MS67 02-03-2011 Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1943 (D) Lincoln Wheat Cent - D/D is a cent produced at the Denver Mint as part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. Total mintage reached 217.7 million. 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 on zinc-coated steel planchets to conserve copper for World War II ammunition. A few 1943 copper cents were accidentally struck and are among the most famous U.S. error coins. Struck in zinc-coated steel, weighing 2.7 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #2715. 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.