Transitionals: A Census of 1943 Copper Lincoln Cents

Editor's Note: This is the first in a census series of Transitional mint errors. According to the research conducted by Brenden Lamp and Mike Byers, there are 26 different 1943 Copper Lincoln Cents. Click on each item for a link to more info.

BM=Bowers & Merena	SB=Stacks Bowers	ANA = American Numismatic Association
BR=Bowers & Ruddy	GB=Goldberg	GC=GreatCollections
SP=Superior	MC=McIntyre	HA=Heritage
LG=Legend

Item Links	Notes	Sales
1943 1C Copper PCGS MS63 RD #32839117	91.7% Cu, 7.5% Zn, 0.8% Ag	SB 1/13 $164,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS MS62 BN #41955782	front CoinFacts MS62	HA 8/17 $282,000, HA 4/21 $372,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS MS62 BN #40273606	blueish MS62	?/59 $40,000, SP 10/00 $60,375, GB 2/03 $97,750, HA 2/21 $372,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS MS61 RB #50040291	John R. Sinnock specimen	BR 7/81 $10,000, LG 3/20 Not Sold
1943 1C Copper PCGS MS61 BN #19028068	MS61 one	High Desert Collection
1943 1C Copper NGC MS61 BN #2067200-001	obv. die break	HA 1/18 $180,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS AU58 #25510132	first AU58 in census on site	HA 1/16 $305,550 HA 8/19 $252,000 GC 9/24 $286,875
1943 1C Copper PCGS AU58 #5671104		HA 1/10 $218,500
1943 1C Copper PCGS AU55 #26441689	first AU55 in census on site	SB 1/13 $317,250 LG 5/14 $329,000 HA 5/25 $312,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS AU55 #48302194	second AU55	HA 4/21 $240,000 HA 1/25 $264,000
1943 1C Copper NGC AU53 #4629671-001		HA 1/19 $204,000 HA 8/19 $204,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS AU50 #41418296	first AU50 in census on site	GC 1/22 $250,875 HA 1/23 $240,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS AU50 #45275965	second AU50	MC 4/85 HA 7/22 $336,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS AU50 #45912573	third AU50	HA 7/19 $186,000 GC 11/22 $298,125
1943 1C Copper ANACS AU50		HA 2/01 $46,000
1943 1C Copper PCGS XF45	number 15 in article	GB 2/17 $193,875
1943 1C Copper PCGS XF Details #32968857	large cuts, different cert than in photo	GB 9/07 $60,375 HA 11/13 $88,125
1943 1C Copper Uncertified Est. XF Acid Dmg.		HA 8/99 $32,200 HA 1/01 $23,000
1943-D 1C Copper PCGS MS64 BN #40273607	ex. Simpson	SP 5/96 $82,500 GB 2/03 $212,750 LG 9/10 $1,700,000 HA 1/21 $840,000
1943-S 1C Copper PCGS MS63 BN #40273637	front MS63 CoinFacts	SP 6/74 SP 6/77 $49,500 GB 2/00 $115,000 HA 11/20 $504,000
1943-S 1C Copper PCGS AU58 #18523980	AU58 on CoinFacts	ANA 3/04 $138,000 HA 2/16 $282,000
1943-S 1C Copper PCGS AU55 #25653505	AU55 on CoinFacts	HA 1/16 $211,500 SB 3/26 $456,000
1943-S 1C Copper NGC AU55	not seen in a while	HA 3/89 HA 7/97 Not Sold?
1943-S 1C Copper NGC AU53 #3184796-001		7/08 $72,500 8/08 $173,000 HA 1/18 $228,000 HA 8/19 $216,000
1943-S 1C Copper PCGS VF35 #3457896		BM 8/99 $51,750 SP 10/00 $60,375 BM 11/01 $62,100 HA 2/10 $207,000 HA 11/13 $141,000
1943-S 1C Copper PCGS VF30 #43961907		N/A