Want to buy a 1943D lincoln in 64 br? New record

lincolnSence

How about $185,000 plus the juice for a total of $212,750? Well, new record for any cent ever! How many do you want? The 59D wheatback went for approx $48,300 with the juice. Lincoln is the man!!!!!!

kieferscoins

Is it an online live auction?

Cameron Kiefer

tjkillian

Are you sure about that being the highest price paid? I thought a couple of coins got a lot higher: 1793 Chain Cent in MS-69BN and a 1793 Wreath cent in MS-67RB were much higher.

To me, the 1943-D Copper is merely an error, not even worth collecting. For a 1/10th the money, I would rather have a nice 1877 Indian Cent.

Tom

kieferscoins

<< <i>To me, the 1943-D Copper is merely an error, not even worth collecting >>



Be careful. Lets not make this a flame war. Error coins are collectible in their own right.

Cameron Kiefer

Baley

everything is collectible, at the right price.

heck, some of the stuff on antique road show, I wouldn't want to OWN at any price; but if I thought I might be able to sell it at a profit, I might own it *for a little while*

as far as this copper penny, I have a 1944 and a 1942 that look almost exactly the same, so it really doesn't do it for me above about 2 or 3 figures.

I think about all the really old US coins I could get for that money and would just pass.

it must be a very specialized collector, or an esoteric speculator, who bought that.

pretty thin market if you ask me.

lincolnSence

Baley - I don't understand how you can say thin market. Who knows how many are actually interested in the coin. Heck, I'm interested in the coin! But at some point there can only be one winner. So using your logic, then there is no coin that has a broad base. I don't mean to be arguementative here, but the logic doesn't make sence to me.

Russ

<< <i>heck, some of the stuff on antique road show, I wouldn't want to OWN at any price; but if I thought I might be able to sell it at a profit, I might own it *for a little while* >>



Baley,

You and me both. If I was on that show with some stuff and the appraiser says "Yep, your item is worth $thousands", he'd barely be finished with the sentence before I'd be asking him if he brought his checkbook with him.

Russ, NCNE

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS

Lincoln sence

Do you know who bought it? It is a record for a US small cent.However a Canadian small cent in the Belzberg sale brought $230,000.Long Live Canadian cents !!!1

What did the 1943 bring?


Stewart

nucklehead

<< <i>

<< <i>To me, the 1943-D Copper is merely an error, not even worth collecting >>



Be careful. Lets not make this a flame war. Error coins are collectible in their own right.

Cameron Kiefer >>

Good point good guy! I personally like error coins very much.

Baley

lincolnscents, i guess I should have characterized the market as "relatively illiquid" rather than thin, and thought I did say I'd be interested at the right price, and If i thought I could find a buyer rather easily.

lot of risk buying a big ticket item without an established price record. sure buying's fine,
but when you go to sell...

shylock

Cameron -- it was part of Goldberg's Benson III Sale.

Baley

although, i guess that coin IS the capper to a COMPLETE lincoln set, isn't it??

I mean, after you have your -SVDB, your 22 plain, and all the others, in Gem Red, as well as all the matte proofs, cameo proofs, double dies, mint mark and other die varieties, and your 1944 PDS zinc coated steel ones, and the 1943 P and S in copper, I guess the only hole left in your set would be the '43D in copper! unless you haven't got your 1974 aluminum one yet? of course, you'll need a variety of other errors and trial pieces in order to really have an absolutely complete set.

or does the buyer instead put this penny in his type set with his 1913 nickel, 1894-S dime, and his 1965 quarter struck on a 90% planchet.

dunno.

dwood

Baley,
Some of us are collectors. The selling price NEVER enters my mind when I buy a coin, as I have never, and hope to never sell a coin.

As a collector, I'd love to have the 43 copper, and I may some day. As long as there are speculators and investors in the market, my chances are increased.

lincolnSence

Stewart - the 43P went for $97,750 w/juice. The steels went for $31,050 (AU55) and the AU53 went for 35,650. I would have bought them all, if I were in the country.

wayneherndon

Wow! The 1944 steel cent that is my icon is also a PCGS AU 55 and it sold about 2 years ago for $14,500.

WH

dwood

Herndon down the left wing...across to Bilodeau in the slot....back up to the point.....down low, but nobody's home....back out to the point....now some action in the crease as Boom Boom sets the screen.......there's some shoving going on...keeper is down......still a yard sale in front......HERNDON BREAKS FREE...spin move!....

HE shoots and SCOOOOOOOOOOORRRRREEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

Tonelover

The 43-D was a very pleasing coin, a nice glossy tan/brown with a great look. Unique or not, quality wise it was the best of the 1943-44 Quartet that was offered.

Edited, oops, wrong lot referred to in prior version of this post.

tradedollarnut

Legend was the underbidder on both the P mint coins. I was on the phone with Laura as we were ultimately outbid. Oh, well, you can't win them all!

Baley

dwood, i agree with you about the selling price. my point was about the BUYING price

that, and the satisfaction of admiring your beautiful coins.

I will just say one more thing and leave it at that: a copper 1943 cent is waaaaaay down my list of things to spend 6 figures on. even if I just consider coins, and not a second home or a fancy car or boat, I can think of several thousand things I'd enjoy more than this piece, like a half dozen or so proof gold coins from the late 1800s. If that means I won't be competing for it, because someone else has the money to "afford" that coin, well thats just one less person bidding against them!

best.

eagle7

Odd thing is when I hear about those coins that bring that much money, I quickly look to see if I have any! I never seem to be in luck@. Must have had one of those 59d wheatback's but my wife probably spent it!