1963 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
$1,495 PR65 10-24-2006 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1963 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 3.1 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% zinc, weighing 3.11 grams, 19 mm in diameter, with a plain edge. Cataloged as PCGS #3401. 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(60)
1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002
1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-003
1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-016
1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021
1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-029
1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-038
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1963 Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-060
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1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-002
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1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-016
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-021
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-029
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-038
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-039
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-040
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-041
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-042
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-043
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-044
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-045
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-046
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-060
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-061
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-062
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-063
1963 Proof Doubled Die Obverse WDDO-064