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1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Experimental Planchet -- MS63 PCGS....
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Sold on May 6, 2022 for:
$12,000.00
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Description
1944 Lincoln Cent, MS63
on a Thick Experimental Planchet
64% Copper, 20% Zinc, 16% Nickel
1944 1C Lincoln Cent -- Experimental Planchet -- MS63 PCGS.
Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. 4.9 grams. The typical 1944 cent
weighs 3.1 grams. Pollock (1994) states "1944 one-cent pieces are
known struck on especially thick planchets. These are listed as
"experimental cents" in the Judd pattern reference. Other
numismatists regard them to be mint errors; i.e. struck on
planchets cut from sheets of rolled stock intended for the
production of foreign coins." Pollock listed them as P-2078. It is
curious that the alloy is 16% nickel, since that metal was absent
from 1944 Jefferson nickels. Regardless of whether the present
piece is a pattern, an experimental cent, or a mint error on a
foreign planchet, it is possibly unique in its alloy combination.
It is well struck and coruscating with light peach-gold toning and
minimal signs of contact.From The Fred Weinberg Collection.
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Auction Info
2022 May 4 - 8 Central States US Coins Signature® Auction #1344 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2022
4th-8th
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