Obverse and reverse of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent" class="extiw" title="en:1943 steel cent">1943 Copper Cent</a>, one of the more notable errors of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Cent" class="extiw" title="en:Lincoln Cent">Lincoln Cent</a> series. In 1943, cents were minted of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/steel" class="extiw" title="en:steel">steel</a> to help conserve resources, but this substitution proved not to work. 
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<ul><li>Grade: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCGS" class="extiw" title="en:PCGS">PCGS</a> MS-61 Brown.</li>
<li>Pedigree:
<ul><li>Ex - found in circulation circa 1957 by 14-year old Marvin Beyer, who reportedly turned down an offer of $20,000 for the coin.</li>
<li>Abe Kosoff's "A.N.A. Convention Sale - A Festival of Coins" Sale, 1958, Lot 2055 (where it was withdrawn prior to the sale).</li>
<li>Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 4146, illustrated, ANACS MS-61, sold for $60,375.00</li>
<li>Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg Coins &amp; Collectibles, Inc. "The Benson Collection, Part III", February 24-25, 2003, Lot 148, illustrated, now PCGS MS-61 Brown (#50035361), sold for $97,750.00</li></ul></li></ul><ul><li>Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://coinfacts.com/small_cents/lincoln_cents/wheat_ear_cents/1943_copper_cent.htm">http://coinfacts.com/small_cents/lincoln_cents/wheat_ear_cents/1943_copper_cent.htm</a> Images courtesy of Ira &amp; Larry Goldberg Coins &amp; Collectibles, Inc.</li></ul>
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