1961 Proof Lincoln Memorial 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
$1,265 PR65 10-24-2006 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1961 Proof Lincoln Memorial Cent is a proof cent struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Lincoln Memorial Cents 1959-2008 series. Total mintage reached 3.0 million. The obverse features Abraham Lincoln facing right, while the reverse displays the Lincoln Memorial building in Washington, D.C.. Designed by Victor David Brenner/Frank Gasparro. Struck in 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc, weighing 3.11 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #3395. The Lincoln Memorial reverse replaced the wheat ears design in 1959, the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Massive mintages make most dates readily available, but proof issues, varieties, and the 1982 transitional compositions (bronze vs. zinc, large vs. small date) offer collecting depth.
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Error Varieties(63)
1961 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001
1961 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-005
1961 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011
1961 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-008
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-009
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-010
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-011
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-012
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-013
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-014
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-015
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-016
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-017
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-018
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1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-020
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-021
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-022
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-023
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-024
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-025
1961 Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-026
1961 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-001
1961 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-005
1961 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-011
1961 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-013
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-001
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-002
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-003
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-004
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-005
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-006
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-007
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-008
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-009
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-010
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-011
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-012
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-013
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-014
1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse WDDR-015