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PCGS Number: 2531
Coin Date: 1921
Denomination (Short): 1c
Denomination (Long): Cent
Desg: MS
Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
Mintage: 39,157,000
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: A mild recession in the early 1920s helped slow down coin production on the whole, something seen not just in the relatively lower mintages of US coins in 1921 but especially the case in 1922. While Philly-minted 1921 Lincoln cents aren't scarce in circulated condition, they're among the tougher Philadelphia cents from the 1920s across the board. This issue is scarce in uncirculated grades, with pieces grading MS66 and higher very difficult to obtain and almost always commanding stiff premiums.
NGC ID: 22C6

1921 1c BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AG3	$0.35
G4	$0.50
G6	$0.50
VG8	$0.55
VG10	$0.70
F12	$0.85
F15	$1.15
VF20	$2.65
VF25	$3.38
VF30	$5.40
VF35	$8.10
XF40	$11.48
XF45	$14.85
AU50	$22.95
AU53	$27.00
AU55	$29.70
AU58	$35.10
MS60	$45.90
MS61	$53.00
MS62	$58.00
MS63	$68.00
MS64	$81.00
MS65	$182.00
AG3 CAC	$0.39
G4 CAC	$0.56
G6 CAC	$0.56
VG8 CAC	$0.67
VG10 CAC	$0.79
F12 CAC	$1.07
F15 CAC	$1.46
VF20 CAC	$3.24
VF25 CAC	$4.05
VF30 CAC	$6.48
VF35 CAC	$9.72
XF40 CAC	$13.77
XF45 CAC	$17.82
AU50 CAC	$27.54
AU53 CAC	$32.40
AU55 CAC	$35.64
AU58 CAC	$42.12
MS60 CAC	$55.00
MS61 CAC	$63.00
MS62 CAC	$70.00
MS63 CAC	$81.00
MS64 CAC	$97.00
MS65 CAC	$218.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1921 1c PCGS MS63 BN	63	$86	04/04/22
	1921 1C MS63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (69/95). NGC Census: (23/41). CDN: $50 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 39,1	63	$67	10/26/21
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1921 1c BN	63	$50	01/04/15
	1921 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 30% Off Center -- MS62 Brown PCGS. Struck decidedly off-center toward 12 o'clock. The forehe	62	$516	09/10/19
	1921 1C Cent -- Struck 10% Off Center -- MS62 Brown PCGS.	62	$207	09/11/11
	1921 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (56/7). NGC Census: (23/8). Mintage: 39,157,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	64	$44	11/17/15
	1921 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (55/7). NGC Census: (23/8). Mintage: 39,157,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	64	$42	09/29/15
	1921 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (34/6). NGC Census: (18/8). Mintage: 39,157,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	64	$50	07/30/13
	1921 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (31/6). NGC Census: (32/16). Mintage: 39,157,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for proble	64	$126	05/22/12
	1921 1C MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (29/6). NGC Census: (30/16). Mintage: 39,157,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for probl	64	$69	09/20/11
	1921 Lincoln Cent--Struck 10% Off Center--MS-64 BN (PCGS).	64	$509	06/17/10
	1921 1C MS65 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (6/0). NGC Census: (7/1). Mintage: 39,157,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f	65	$123	10/08/13
	1921 1c PCGS MS65 BN	65	$150	12/22/08
	1921 Lincoln Cent. Unc Details--Cleaning (PCGS).	0	$108	06/25/13
	1921 1C Lincoln Cent--Flipover Double-Strike, Second Strike 85% Off-Center--AU58 PCGS.	58	$632	04/19/08
HA	1921 1C Lincoln Cent--Uncentered Broadstrike--MS66 Brown PCGS.	66	$391	03/07/06
Stacks Bowers	1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-64 RD (NGC). OH.	64	$288	06/16/22
HA	1921 1C MS64 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (23/8). PCGS Population (56/7). Mintage: 39,157,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem	64	$64	02/23/16
Stacks Bowers	1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-64 BN (NGC).	64	$164	08/12/14
HA	1921 1C Cent--5% Off Center--MS64 Brown NGC. Direct	64	$201	01/11/03
HA	1921 1C MS64 Brown NGC. Mintage: 39,157,000.	64	$46	03/12/02
HA	1921 1C MS65 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (7/1). PCGS Population: (9/0). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 39,157,0	65	$162	12/24/19
HA	1921 1C MS65 Red NGC. NGC Census: (7/1). PCGS Population (7/0). Mintage: 39,157,000.	65	$258	08/02/16
HA	1921 1C MS65 Brown NGC.	65	$170	01/04/05
HA	1921 1C --Altered Color--NCS. Unc. Details.	60	$63	01/30/06
HA	1921 1C Lincoln Cent--Broadstruck--MS66 Brown NGC, uncentered toward 1:30, deep ruby-red, plum, and electric-blue colors, f (Total: 2 Coins)	66	$431	12/14/05
HA	1921 1C, BN	62	$32	09/12/00

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