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- 1943/2-S 1c Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
1943/2-S 1c Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1C 1943-S STEEL. PCGS MS68 CAC
Source: Legend Auctions
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1C MS68 PCGS. CAC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS/CAC MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS/CAC MS68 ex: D.L. Hansen Collection
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c NGC MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1C 1943-S STEEL. PCGS MS68 CAC
Source: Legend Auctions
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1C MS68 PCGS. CAC....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS/CAC MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c PCGS/CAC MS68 ex: D.L. Hansen Collection
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
1943-S 1c NGC MS68
Source: David Lawrence Rare Coins
Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 285407)
Proof-like surfaces. To help save copper for the war effort, the United States Mint began striking Lincoln cents from a zinc-coated steel composition in 1943. Like other steel cents, 1943-S pennies were saved in huge quantities by collectors and remain widely available today through MS67, with small quantities known in MS68.
More than 1 billion steel cents were made across the three then-operating mint facilities, including those in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. Steel cents are highly popular both with diehard coin collectors and novices alike, with the latter group generally regarding these one-year-only coins as interesting novelties. Some numismatic mass marketers sell many thousands of the three-coin'steel cent sets in any given year.
Obverse: 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: Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter.
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