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PCGS Number: 2486
Coin Date: 1916
Denomination (Short): 1c
Denomination (Long): Cent
Desg: MS
Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
Mintage: 131,833,677
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Lincoln, Wheat reverse (Bronze)
Coinage Years: 1909-1958
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 19
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 3.11
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Edge: Plain
Obverse Description: Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portrait and the date and mintmark (If any) positioned on the right side.
Reverse Description: Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter.
General Notes: The 1916 Lincoln cent is a relatively common coin from circulated through Mint State grades, with plentiful examples even into the Gem levels. As with any early Lincoln cent, quality is key, and it is best to pick examples with good strike and even color, as these will always have a ready market when the opportunity comes to sell.
NGC ID: 22BN

1916 1c BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AG3	$0.30
G4	$0.40
G6	$0.40
VG8	$0.50
VG10	$0.60
F12	$0.85
F15	$1.50
VF20	$2.65
VF25	$4.73
VF30	$6.08
VF35	$6.75
XF40	$8.78
XF45	$10.80
AU50	$14.85
AU53	$15.80
AU55	$16.34
AU58	$17.55
MS60	$20.25
MS61	$22.95
MS62	$24.30
MS63	$27.00
MS64	$54.00
MS65	$108.00
AG3 CAC	$0.33
G4 CAC	$0.50
G6 CAC	$0.50
VG8 CAC	$0.56
VG10 CAC	$0.73
F12 CAC	$1.07
F15 CAC	$1.85
VF20 CAC	$3.24
VF25 CAC	$5.67
VF30 CAC	$7.29
VF35 CAC	$8.10
XF40 CAC	$10.53
XF45 CAC	$12.96
AU50 CAC	$17.82
AU53 CAC	$18.95
AU55 CAC	$19.60
AU58 CAC	$21.06
MS60 CAC	$24.30
MS61 CAC	$27.54
MS62 CAC	$29.16
MS63 CAC	$32.40
MS64 CAC	$65.00
MS65 CAC	$130.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	Mint Error: 1916 1c PCGS VG-10 (D/S Rotated in Collar)	10	$555	04/03/23
	1916 1c PCGS MS62 BN	62	$26	12/05/22
	1916 1c PCGS AU58	58	$17	02/10/20
HA	1916 1C, BN	58	$4	06/06/00
	1916 Lincoln Cent. MS-65 BN (PCGS). Gold Shield Holder.	65	$132	08/29/18
	1916 1C MS65 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/3). NGC Census: (18/9). CDN: $80 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS65. M	65	$155	07/17/18
	1916 1C MS65 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (14/3). NGC Census: (32/18). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl	65	$75	04/22/12
HA	1916 1C MS65 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (8/2). NGC Census: (11/7). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $51. (#248	65	$144	07/10/06
	1916 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (122/37). NGC Census: (72/27). CDN: $55 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS64	64	$41	05/15/18
	1916 1c PCGS MS64 BN	64	$65	03/26/18
	1916 1C MS64 Brown PCGS and a 1919 MS63 Brown PCGS. (Total: 2 coins)	64	$196	01/10/10
	1916 1c PCGS MS64 BN	64	$65	05/11/09
	1916 Lincoln Cent. Unc Details--Questionable Color (PCGS).	0	$62	06/25/13
	1916 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (25/60). NGC Census: (44/150). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	63	$23	12/13/11
	1916 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (25/59). NGC Census: (40/148). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pr	63	$34	09/20/11
	1916 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (13/38). NGC Census: (15/53). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/	63	$46	01/27/09
	1916 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (9/33). NGC Census: (13/51). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/P	63	$35	06/15/08
HA	1916 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck -- MS63 Brown NGC.	63	$159	06/17/24
HA	1916 1C MS63 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (13/51). PCGS Population (8/33). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PC	63	$31	11/11/07
HA	1916 1C Cent--Broadstruck--MS63 Brown NGC. Struck fifteen	63	$104	03/01/03
HA	1916 1C MS63 Brown NGC. Mintage: 131,833,677.	63	$41	04/09/02
Stacks Bowers	1916 Lincoln Cent. Unc Details--Altered Color (NGC).	0	$72	04/10/24
HA	1916 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike Off Center -- MS64 Brown NGC.	64	$600	10/10/22
HA	1916 1C MS64 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (65/27). PCGS Population (88/23). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl	64	$56	12/22/15
HA	1916 1C MS64 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (100/50). PCGS Population (44/16). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for pro	64	$47	10/04/11
HA	1916 1C MS65 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (17/9). PCGS Population (17/3). Mintage: 131,833,680. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	65	$164	08/18/15
Stacks Bowers	1916 Lincoln Cent. MS-65 BN (NGC). OH.	65	$62	03/08/10
HA	1916 1C --Altered Color--NCS. Unc. Details.	60	$33	01/30/06

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