1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent
Strike Type
Coin Details
Value Estimates
Values as of May 2026 — estimates reflect typical grades (G-4 through MS-63). Coins in lower or exceptional grades may fall outside this range.
Description
The 1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent is part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. Total mintage reached 684.6 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 #2711. 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(316)
1943 Atypical Die Clash ADC-1C-1943-01-STAGE-A
1943 Atypical Die Clash ADC-1C-1943-01-STAGE-B
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-004
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-005
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-006
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-007
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-008
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-009
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-010
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-011
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-012
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-013
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-014
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-015
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-016
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-017
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-018
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-019
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-020
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-021
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-022
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-023
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-024
1943 Doubled Die Obverse DDO-025
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-003
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-004
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-005
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-007
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-008
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-009
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-010
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-012
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-014
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-015
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-016
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-017
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-018
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-019
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-020
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-022
1943 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-023
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