1943 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent
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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.
Description
The 1943 (S) Lincoln Wheat Cent is a cent produced at the San Francisco Mint as part of the Lincoln Wheat Cents 1909-1958 series. Total mintage reached 191.6 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 #2717. 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(150)
1943-S Atypical Die Clash ADC-1C-1943S-01
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-001
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-002
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-003
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-004
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse DDO-005
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-003
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-004
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-005
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-006
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-007
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-008
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-009
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-010
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-012
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-014
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-015
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-016
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-017
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-018
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-019
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-020
1943-S Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-001
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-002
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-003
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-004
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-005
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse DDR-006
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007
1943-S Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-008
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-001
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-002
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-003
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-004
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-005
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-006
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-007
1943-S Repunched Mintmark RPM-008
