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PCGS Number: 2720
Coin Date: 1944
Denomination (Short): 1c
Denomination (Long): Cent
Desg: MS
Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
Mintage: 1,435,400,000
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: Nearly 1.5 billion Lincoln cents were struck in 1944, making it the earliest issue in the series with a mintage over 1 billion. 1944 Lincoln cents are plentiful in all grades through MS66, scarce in MS67, and extremely rare in MS68.
NGC ID: 22EA

1944 1c BN

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AG3	$0.17
G4	$0.18
G6	$0.18
VG8	$0.18
VG10	$0.18
F12	$0.19
F15	$0.19
VF20	$0.19
VF25	$0.19
VF30	$0.19
VF35	$0.19
XF40	$0.20
XF45	$0.20
AU50	$0.21
AU53	$0.21
AU55	$0.21
AU58	$0.21
MS60	$0.25
MS61	$0.27
MS62	$0.30
MS63	$0.40
MS64	$0.60
MS65	$2.15
MS66	$10.80
MS67	$47.25
AG3 CAC	$0.17
G4 CAC	$0.18
G6 CAC	$0.18
VG8 CAC	$0.18
VG10 CAC	$0.18
F12 CAC	$0.19
F15 CAC	$0.19
VF20 CAC	$0.19
VF25 CAC	$0.19
VF30 CAC	$0.19
VF35 CAC	$0.19
XF40 CAC	$0.21
XF45 CAC	$0.21
AU50 CAC	$0.22
AU53 CAC	$0.22
AU55 CAC	$0.22
AU58 CAC	$0.22
MS60 CAC	$0.27
MS61 CAC	$0.29
MS62 CAC	$0.33
MS63 CAC	$0.50
MS64 CAC	$0.73
MS65 CAC	$2.45
MS66 CAC	$12.96
MS67 CAC	$61.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
Stacks Bowers	1944 Lincoln Cent. Struck 50% Off Center. MS-63 BN (PCGS).	63	$432	08/23/24
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Elliptical Planchet -- MS63 Brown PCGS. From the Fred Weinberg Collection.	63	$216	07/05/22
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Experimental Planchet -- MS63 PCGS.	63	$12,000	05/06/22
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 50% Off Center -- MS63 Brown PCGS.	63	$156	09/10/19
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Split Planchet -- XF45 PCGS.	45	$144	03/18/24
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Cud Major Die Break -- VF35 PCGS.	35	$63	10/10/22
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Rolled Thick Planchet -- MS64 Brown PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. 4.21 grams.	64	$252	07/17/22
	1944 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on an Elliptical Planchet -- MS64 Brown PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection.From The Fred W	64	$336	07/17/22
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 15% Off Center -- MS64 Brown PCGS.	64	$85	04/15/20
	1944 Lincoln Cent -- Struck Four Times -- MS64 Brown PCGS.	64	$1,528	11/03/13
	1944 1C Cent--Struck Four Times--MS64 Brown PCGS.	64	$489	01/09/11
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck 15% Off Center--MS64 Brown PCGS.	64	$92	01/16/08
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Experimental Planchet -- MS62 PCGS.	62	$19,200	05/06/22
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Silver Dime Planchet -- AU58 PCGS.	58	$5,310	05/06/22
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Die Cud @1:00 -- AU58 PCGS.From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part II.	58	$94	03/08/21
	1944 1c PCGS AU58	58	$10	03/16/20
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent Multi Stk- Close Overlap AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (16/13). NGC Census: (0/3). Mintage: 1,435,399,936	58	$45	05/14/13
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Thick Planchet -- AU55 PCGS. 63.5 Grams.From The Collection of William Rau.	55	$132	05/16/18
	1944 Cent--Struck on a Zinc-Plated Steel Planchet--AU55 PCGS.	55	$25,300	01/10/10
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on Thick Planchet--AU55 PCGS.	55	$437	11/30/04
HA	1944 1C Cent--Struck 5% Off Center-AU55 PCGS. Off center	55	$58	07/30/02
	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Silver Dime Planchet -- AU53 PCGS Secure.	53	$3,995	01/11/16
	1944 1C -- Struck on a Zinc-Coated Steel Planchet -- AU53 PCGS.	53	$30,550	02/05/14
	1944 1C Lincoln Cents --Cup Obverse Die Break-- XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/39). NGC Census: (0/4). Mintage: 1,435,399,93	40	$43	01/22/13
Stacks Bowers	1944 Lincoln Cent. Obverse Lamination. EF-45 BN (NGC).	45	$72	01/10/24
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Overstruck on a 1944 Netherlands 10C, Doubled Denomination -- XF45 NGC. (1.3 grams).	45	$12,600	01/03/22
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike 10% Off Center -- MS64 Brown NGC.	64	$276	07/15/21
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent--Broadstruck--MS64 Brown NGC.	64	$50	10/31/10
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on a Thick Planchet--MS64 Brown NGC. 4.16 grams.	64	$862	11/29/05
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck -- MS62 Brown NGC.From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part II.	62	$57	03/08/21
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck, Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. AU Details.From The Don Bonser Error Coin	50	$41	03/08/21
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent--Sliver in Planchet on Obverse--AU50 NGC.	50	$74	12/06/09
HA	1944 1C --Struck on 1943 Zinc-Plated Steel Planchet--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU50 Details. 2.8 gm. The 1944 steel cents are	50	$17,250	05/12/07
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Clamshell Lamination -- VF30 NGC.	30	$60	05/20/20
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, 2nd Strike 85% Off-Center @6:00 -- MS63 Brown NGC.	63	$432	12/10/17
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, 2nd 85% Off Center @ 6:00 -- MS63 Brown NGC.	63	$588	08/06/17
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Brass Planchet -- MS63 Brown NGC. 3.13 gm. 93% Copper, 7% Zinc.	63	$427	02/05/14
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Struck Through Capped Die -- MS63 Brown NGC.From The Geyer Family Collection.	63	$106	11/03/13
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck On Thick Planchet -- XF40 NGC. 4.2 Grams.	40	$132	09/19/17
HA	1944 1C --On a Zinc-Plated Steel Planchet, Corrosion--NGC. XF Details.	40	$6,900	01/10/10
HA	1944 1C --On a Zinc-Coated Steel Planchet--NCS. 2.8 grams. This well struck example has Uncirculated sharpness, but russet v	40	$6,325	04/07/06
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- 10% Off-Center, Die Adjustment -- NGC. From The Geyer Family Collection.	0	$499	11/03/13
HA	1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 10C Planchet -- Good 6 NGC. 2.4 grams.	6	$1,092	07/10/11
HA	1944 1C --Struck on a Steel Planchet--AU58 NGC.	58	$34,500	04/19/08
HA	1944 1C --Struck on a Steel Planchet--AU53 NGC.	53	$29,900	01/12/08

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