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1921 1c RD

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
MS63 $156.00
MS64 $195.00
MS65 $468.00
MS66 $1,380.00
MS67 $6,000.00
MS68 $38,400.00
MS63 CAC $187.00
MS64 CAC $234.00
MS65 CAC $562.00
MS66 CAC $1,500.00
MS67 CAC $11,200.00
MS68 CAC $48,000.00

Apr Data

402 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Mintage 39,157,000. 64 HA 129 12/31/2024
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-65 RD (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 360 08/21/2024
    1921 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Mintage 39,157,000. 65 HA 432 08/06/2024
    1921 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Mintage 39,157,000. 65 HA 600 06/25/2024
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (417/385). NGC Census: (107/116). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 121 04/23/2024
    1921 1C MS64 Red NGC. NGC Census: (107/116). PCGS Population: (418/389). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 39 64 HA 124 04/23/2024
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 504 02/07/2024
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (418/389). NGC Census: (107/116). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 139 01/29/2024
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (418/389). NGC Census: (107/116). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 149 01/29/2024
    1921 1C MS66+ Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (86/16 and 12/1+). NGC Census: (26/2 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCG 66 HA 1,680 01/29/2024
    1921 1C MS66 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (86/16). NGC Census: (26/2). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 39,1 66 HA 990 01/29/2024
    1921 1C MS64 Red NGC. NGC Census: (107/116). PCGS Population: (418/389). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 39 64 HA 114 01/16/2024
    1921 1C MS67 Red NGC. 67 HA 3,120 12/15/2023
    1921 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Housed in a PCGS 30th Anniversary holder. PCGS Population: (86/16). NGC Census: (26/2). CDN: $1,100 66 HA 1,320 11/06/2023
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (413/384). NGC Census: (107/116). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 159 04/30/2023
    1921 1C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (283/101). NGC Census: (88/28). CDN: $360 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 39, 65 HA 504 04/30/2023
    1921 1C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (85/16 and 11/1+). NGC Census: (26/2 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for NGC 66 HA 1,260 04/25/2023
    1921 1c PCGS MS66+ RD 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 2,709 03/20/2023
    1921 1C MS64 Red NGC. NGC Census: (107/116). PCGS Population: (413/381). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 39 64 HA 139 12/20/2022
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (413/380). NGC Census: (106/116). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 144 12/13/2022
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (412/378). NGC Census: (105/115). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 159 09/06/2022
    1921 1C MS67 Red PCGS. CAC. 67 HA 10,500 08/24/2022
    1921 1C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (279/99). NGC Census: (88/27). CDN: $450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 39,1 65 HA 360 08/23/2022
    1921 1C MS66 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (83/16 and 11/1+). NGC Census: (25/2 and 0/0+). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 66 HA 1,110 08/23/2022
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (411/378). NGC Census: (105/115). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 180 08/09/2022
    1921 1c PCGS MS64 RD 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 151 07/25/2022
    1921 1c PCGS MS66 RD 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 1,225 07/25/2022
    1921 1C MS65+ Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (278/99 and 5/12+). NGC Census: (88/27 and 1/0+). CDN: $450 Whsle. Bid for NG 65 HA 720 07/12/2022
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (409/375). NGC Census: (105/115). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 180 05/17/2022
    1921 1C MS67 Red PCGS. The 1921 Lincoln cent is generally plentiful, but Superb Gem Red pieces such as the present are rare 67 HA 4,800 05/09/2022
    1921 1C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (83/16). NGC Census: (25/2). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 3 66 HA 1,260 04/26/2022
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (409/376). NGC Census: (104/114). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 204 03/22/2022
    1921 1c PCGS MS65 RD 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 600 02/14/2022
    1921 1C MS65 Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (280/99 and 5/12+). NGC Census: (88/26 and 1/0+). CDN: $350 Whsle. Bid for NGC 65 HA 552 02/08/2022
    1921 1c PCGS MS65 RD 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 560 01/31/2022
    1921 1c PCGS MS66 RD 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 1,625 01/17/2022
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-66 RD (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 960 11/29/2021
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 384 11/10/2021
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (405/357). NGC Census: (105/114). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 138 08/31/2021
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (403/356). NGC Census: (105/114). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 144 08/29/2021
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (403/356). NGC Census: (105/113). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 150 08/29/2021
    1921 1C MS65 Red NGC. NGC Census: (87/26). PCGS Population: (261/95). CDN: $350 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 39,15 65 HA 432 07/06/2021
    1921 1C MS66 Red PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (79/16 and 11/1+). NGC Census: (24/2 and 0/0+). CDN: $700 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P 66 HA 1,440 06/22/2021
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-65+ RD (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 600 06/14/2021
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-65 RD (PCGS). OGH--First Generation. 65 Stacks Bowers 408 06/14/2021
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-66+ RD (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 1,560 06/14/2021
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (401/356). NGC Census: (105/113). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 180 06/08/2021
    1921 1C MS64 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (401/356). NGC Census: (105/113). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 3 64 HA 252 04/13/2021
    1921 Lincoln Cent. MS-64 RD (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 156 03/31/2021
    1921 1C MS63 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/753). NGC Census: (12/218). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 39, 63 HA 168 02/09/2021
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      NNP Encyclopedia data is provided in cooperation with Whitman Brands, based on catalog data organized by the Greysheet Identification System (GSID).

      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 2533
      Coin Date: 1921
      Denomination (Short): 1c
      Denomination (Long): Cent
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin
      Mintage: 39,157,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Lincoln, Wheat reverse (Bronze)
      Coinage Years: 1909-1958
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 19
      Weight (Grams): 3.11
      Designer: Victor D. Brenner
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portrait and the date and mintmark (If any) positioned on the right side.
      Reverse Description: Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter.
      General Notes: A mild recession in the early 1920s helped slow down coin production on the whole, something seen not just in the relatively lower mintages of US coins in 1921 but especially the case in 1922. While Philly-minted 1921 Lincoln cents aren't scarce in circulated condition, they're among the tougher Philadelphia cents from the 1920s across the board. This issue is scarce in uncirculated grades, with pieces grading MS66 and higher very difficult to obtain and almost always commanding stiff premiums.
      PCGS #: 2533
      NGC ID: 22C6
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