Lot 1203
1944 Lincoln Cent. PCGS graded MS-62. A wonderful follow-up to the raw AU-55 example we offered (and sold for $31,050 against a $15,000 estimate!) in our February 2003 sale. This example is a newcomer to the marketplace and it now ranks as one of only two pieces certified as Mint State by either PCGS or NGC! The finest is an NGC MS-63 (formerly the MS-62 displayed at the 2003 F.U.N/ show in orlando, Florida and subsequently upgraded). PCGS has graded only two examples -- this MS-62 and the above-mentioned AU-55. This example has strong, original luster and brilliance, but both sides have a smattering of small flyspecks, those on the reverse in the pattern of a fingerprint (hold your coins by the edges, please). With the rarity of the 1944 Steel Cents firmly established and the value hinted at by our previous sale, all that is left is the exciting moment when this coin crosses the auction block. Oh, here's an added incentive -- these were once classified as error coins by PCGS, but they are now numbered as part of the Lincoln Cent series and, we suspect (and hope), may one day make it into the PCGS Registry Set. Such an event would create unparalleled demand for this incredible coin.
Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000.
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| Realized $42,550 |
