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1942 Lincoln Wheat Cent

Lincoln Wheat Cent · 1909-1958

Schedule of Prices

Asking prices by certified grade on active eBay listings — what sellers are asking, not sale prices and not a valuation.
GradeAskSample
MS63 RB$18 asking1
MS63 RD$20 asking1
MS64 RB TNR$120 asking1
MS64 RD$29 asking1
MS65 RB$15 · $25 asking2
MS65 RD$28 · $34 asking2
MS66 RB$39 asking1
MS66 RD$30 · $34 · $38 · $38 asking4
MS67 RD$170 · $175 · $1,350 · $5,025 asking4
MS67+ RD$1,350 asking1

Grades without listing data aren't shown.

Ask is what sellers were asking on active eBay listings of certified coins, fixed-price only — not what a coin sold for, and not our valuation. With enough listings at a grade, it's the middle 50% of their asking prices; with only a few, each asking price is shown. A single listing is shown only when its seller has an established eBay account with strong feedback. Sample is the number of listings behind each figure. Grades shown without a designation are plain examples.

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Listings observed 2026-09-30 – 2026-10-25.

See Also

Die Varieties

No die varieties recorded yet for this date.

Specifications
  • Series Lincoln Wheat Cent (1909-1958)
  • Denomination 1¢
  • Designer Victor David Brenner
  • Composition 95% copper (bronze)
  • Weight 3.11 g
  • Diameter 19 mm
  • Edge Plain
  • Mintage 657,796,000
  • Mint mark None (Philadelphia)

History

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