1943/2-S 1C (Steel) Lincoln Cent PCGS MS67+ (CAC)

Superb Gem Unc (15: 5,5,5). The newly discovered overdate! This is the finest known example. It is a gorgeous prooflike example with no spots, flaws or problems. This is a doubled die (FS-101) that has been known for about 20 years. It has recently been relisted as an overdate, increasing its desirability enormously. As an overdate, it is now a MUST HAVE for a complete Lincoln cent set. All the examples graded MS67+ by PCGS have issues which make them lesser quality to this piece, so this is the finest known example.

There are few auction records for this overdate since its discovery. Recently a MS67 example sold for $10,000 on eBay. That is probably cheap for the grade. PCGS is now listing this variety on their holder and have done something unusual by changing the population of all previously graded FS-101 to the 1943/2-S category, even though most examples have yet to have their labels changed. The population includes coins previously graded as FS-101. This means that the population is already at its peak and that this is the finest now, and will remain finest.

This example is a beautiful prooflike example. The vertical lines are die polish lines and are on all coins from this die state. There are no flaws, strike-throughs or white spots. It is very close to perfect.  There is a small tick to the left of the T in CENT. This only serves to identify this example and might be the only thing that keeps it from a MS68 grade, which, I believe, would be a $100,000 coin. Only 6 examples are graded as MS67+, none higher.