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1943 Silver Cent sells for $8,400!
Zoins
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I wanted to pick this one up today but had my sights on another piece and could only go after one.
- Cert: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/40724938
- Sale: https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/1943-1c-cent-struck-on-a-dime-planchet-ms66-pcgs/a/1329-4925.s
Compare the look of silver to steel. This steel cent sold for $33,600 just 6 months ago.
- Cert: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/39803108
- Sale: https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-OHUZU/1943-lincoln-cent-ms-68-pcgs-cac
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WOW!! I'm dating myself, but I remember when 1943 Silver Cents were just a few hundred dollars. The one above is the nicest one I've ever seen.
Links?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
How come we're comparing an off metal strike to an MS68? I'm confused.
Comparing look of silver to steel since both have a silvery look. It's good to see how the two compare.
Added!
Thank you.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I agree. I've looked at a lot of these cents and just love this one.
I wanted to add a core collection piece, or I would have gone for this one.
Aren't we comparing silver to zinc? Have I misunderstood the nature of (common) 1943 cents all these years?
Exciting coins!
That's a particularly nice example @Zoins It's easy to see why it caught your eye. Thanks for posting it!
$33,000! I've got some real nice raw ones that look that good!
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$33,000 for a 1943-P steel cent is absurd no matter what the grade.
Doesn't look like a dime planchet to me :https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/1943-1c-cent-struck-on-a-dime-planchet-ms66-pcgs/a/1329-4925.s
I agree it doesn’t look like one which is what makes this special. Of course it doesn’t exactly look like a normal cent planchet either which accounts for the relatively low price.
I wonder if I will regret my decision. I ended up buying a widget instead. The other piece looks like perhaps one of 3 right now but they look basically the same. Can widget be used for 1 of 3?
It's still available via HA make offer button for $12,600
Heritage says the following which should be taken with a grain of salt. It’s an automatic message. The lot I won says this too but I never set it to say this and I’m not responding to offers at all
I thought it meant item did not sell but owner will accept 12,600.
I have noticed the button pop after certain inflated value error coin auctions end at HA
So this button pops up on all lots after they close ?
I think it’s a default message on all auction lots. I think the buyer may have a setting to turn it off but I haven’t looked for it.
Would be nice to find one of these in a coinstar reject slot....
Cheers, RickO
It’s a cool off metal error for sure. Someone way back was very smart to preserve it!
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UMMMM...................You think?
Pete
Yes, the buyer/client can disable “Make Offer to Owner”.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
@Zoins
What are the weights of the two coins?
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
I don’t know but I expect the first to be the weight of a standard silver dime planchet. If not, I would expect to see a weight on the insert.
I expect the second to be that of a standard steel war cent.
I'm just wondering - "Is it really Silver" ?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
What's causing you to question PCGS and Heritage?
I always question things I don't know about so I can learn from explanations ,
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
did you read the heritage description or coinfacts page? (if there is one)
I was able to read the PCGS page but not the heritage page, I'm dyslexic so reading is kinda tough on me. I do think I got it now that these were struck on dime planchets?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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dime planchet yes.
reading posts here vs heritage can't be that different, with that condition that is.
there are fantastic text to voice programs/apps out there. fwiw
Yes, it was struck on a silver dime planchet.
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Well for me the text is so tiny I can't read it - and I am not a member - is this OK ?
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
windows comes with a magnification tool. heritage doesn't require you to be a member to read descriptions; just click on the links in the OP or you can hold down ctrl and use your scroll button to increase/decrease the text size.
Has anyone checked with @MrEureka that it's not a pattern?
Or in a parking lot.
It’s not a pattern. There are many 1943 silver Cents ( Cent on Dime blank) known.
It’s actually one of the more common years!!
Just expensive because of the magic date- 1943.
The MS 66 is unusual for the grade, and the price reflects that. It is the finest one that I have ever seen.
I have handled a few of these in MS 64 and 65, and I’m sure that Fred Weinberg has too.
The finest known to me, although there are some other nice examples out there. For years it was housed in an NGC MS-65 holder and brought at 3 auctions prices between $7500-$11,400 at auction, so it was "right in line" more or less.
I think of this coin as the "affordable" 1943 off-metal. There are quite a few out there, and other wheat years are much scarcer. But, popularity is what bring value, and it's the most popular single year for wheat silver cents.
1943 is a magic year for all Lincoln Cents struck as off- metals, Heritage Auctions just sold my 1943 Lincoln Cent, the finest of 6 known, for $31,200.
That's a reasonable price! Someone is going to get a decent and cool-looking error that I see as being more valuable in the future.
peacockcoins
Agree! I think it’s the most significant date for off-metal cents due to coinciding with officially struck metal change for the steel cents.
I also like 1974 and 1964 but nothing officially happened to the cents that year. 1982 is ok but a bit modern.
Congrats! 🎉
I’m a huge fan of the centstukken. It’s a 1943, off metal, silver, copper looking, and who doesn’t love a name like Centstukken!
I thought it had a chance to hit 40k+. It’s a great mint error at a fraction of the cost for a 1943 Copper Cent. It’s 64% silver and 36% copper.
Couple years ago, i missed an opportunity to buy one of these over the counter, I got a call saying they had a 43 penny struck in silver, I said should be steel. I get calls all the time people thinking the steel ones are silver , I said bring it by and Ill look at it, well they went to a gold buying shop across town instead, and sure enough it was, sold it for 100 bucks or so I think. the owner of the shop submitted it and it came back a 45 or so
Sorry to hear that! Perhaps they lived across town town as well so it was simply a matter of convenience?
I wish PCGS would classify error types and give them CoinFacts listing pages. It would be amazing to see all the 1943 off-metal cents together!
I wonder if Ron @BestGerman ever thought about this for CoinFacts.
Zions- Thanks! I’m sure that the new owner will treasure it in his Lincoln Cent or mint error collection!