Transitionals: A Census of 1944 Steel Lincoln Cents

Editor's Note: Here is our next article in a census series of Transitional mint errors. According to the research conducted by Brenden Lamp and Mike Byers, there are 49 different 1944 Steel Lincoln Cents. Click on each item for more info.

BM=Bowers & Merena	SB=Stacks Bowers	ANA=American Numismatic Association
BR=Bowers & Ruddy	GB=Goldberg	GC=GreatCollections
SP=Superior	MC=McIntyre	HA=Heritage
LG=Legend

Item Links	Notes	Sales
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS64 #26441690		SB 8/13 $158,625
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS64 #48300231		HA 6/21 $180,000
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS64 #43018673	2nd one, top right 64, toned	HA 1/25 $168,000
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS64 #18523968	spots removed, former 60, 62	HA 11/00 Not Sold, HA 1/01 Not Sold, SB 1/13 Not Sold?, HA 1/16 Not Sold, HA 8/21 $108,000
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS64 #25513957	John R. Sinnock specimen	BR 7/81 $3,500, HA 5/24 $108,000
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS63 #31671191	on "view more images" 63	HA 1/16 Not Sold
1944 1C Steel NGC MS63 #689344-010		SB 8/18 $48,000
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS62 #34859787		SB 3/18 $45,600
1944 1C Steel PCGS MS61 #31671190	on "view more images" 61	HA 1/16 $30,550
1944 1C Steel ANACS Unc. Cleaned #2721629		ANA ?/03, HA 8/08 $10,925
1944 1C Steel NCS Unc. Corroded #5082123-001		HA 4/06 $6,325
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU58 #27659810		HA 7/97, HA 4/08 $34,500, HA 11/13 $30,550
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU55 #90056881		HA 1/10 $25,300
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU55 #42933797		HA 11/24 $33,600
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU55 #2739315		A 2/01 $11,500
1944 1C Steel NGC AU55 #4829837-001		SB 8/18 $21,600, HA 8/19 $26,400
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU53 #3731830		HA 2/14 $30,550
1944 1C Steel NGC AU53 #6602080-001		HA 11/22 $28,800
1944 1C Steel NGC AU53 #1577936-001		HA 1/08 $29,900
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU50 #21143557		HA 1/18 $33,600, SB 3/26 $28,800
1944 1C Steel ANACS AU50	not seen in a while	HA 1/97 $7,187.50
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU Cleaned #36267011		SB 10/18 $16,200, HA 10/21 $16,800
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU Cleaned #35479624		SB 8/18 $13,200
1944 1C Steel NGC AU Cleaned #3606968-001		BM 11/91, HA 7/13 $5,875, HA 8/25 $18,000
1944 1C Steel NGC AU Cleaned #4246473-001		HA 1/16 $18,800
1944 1C Steel NCS AU Cleaned #5044495-002		HA 5/07 $17,250, HA 5/23 $18,000
1944 1C Steel NGC AU Rev. Scratched #6833851-001		BR 11/79 $3,700, HA 11/23 $11,100
1944 1C Steel PCGS AU Corroded #46450129		HA 10/22 $11,700, GC 12/22 $20,818.13
1944 1C Steel NGC XF45 #3297135-001		HA 5/23 $24,000
1944 1C Steel PCGS XF Corroded #32968858	diff cert now	HA 4/12 $10,637.50
1944 1C Steel NGC XF Corroded #3171000-001		HA 1/10 $6,900, HA 10/12 $7,050, HA 9/19 $9,600
1944 1C Steel PCGS VF35 #16679656		HA 6/26 TBD
1944 1C Steel PCGS VF Corroded #36611599		HA 9/02 Not Sold, HA 8/21 $13,200
1944 1C Steel ANACS VF Corroded	not seen in a while	HA 8/98
1944 1C Steel ANACS Heavy Corroded #225522		HA 11/25 $6,900
1944-D 1C Steel PCGS MS63 #26578316	front 63	HA 1/13 $82,250, HA 8/13 $79,312.50
1944-D 1C Steel PCGS MS62 #13950974		BM 1/08, HA 1/11 Not Sold, SB 8/12 $94,875
1944-D 1C Steel PCGS MS62 #18523807	side 62	HA 8/07 $115,000, HA 1/16 $54,050, HA 1/26 $122,000
1944-D 1C Steel NGC MS62 #1578007-001		HA 8/96 $7,700, HA 7/97, HA 1/08 $92,000
1944-D 1C Steel NGC MS62 #689344-005		SB 8/18 $52,800
1944-D 1C Steel PCGS MS61 #29753557	side 61	HA 1/12 $58,201.50
1944-D 1C Steel PCGS AU58 #50016274		Private collection, found 1950 and kept
1944-D 1C Steel NGC AU55 #1582235-001		HA 5/07 $34,500, HA 1/10 $32,200, HA 1/11 Not Sold, SB 6/11 Passed
1944-D 1C Steel ANACS AU55 #XA7378		HA 5/07 $69,000
1944-D 1C Steel PCGS AU53 #90056882		HA 1/10 $32,200, HA 7/10 $37,375, SB 11/10 Passed, HA 1/11 $37,375, HA 11/13 $30,550
1944-D 1C Steel NGC AU Cleaned #6833851-002		BR 1/83, HA 11/23 $21,600
1944-D 1C Steel NCS AU Damaged #5269399-001		HA 3/89, HA 5/01 $4,140, HA 4/08 $28,750, HA 7/11 $23,000, HA 1/12 $10,350
1944-S 1C Steel PCGS MS66 #18523808	front 66	HA 8/08 $373,750, HA 1/16 Not Sold, HA 8/21 $408,000, GC 1/25 $490,500
1944-S 1C Steel NGC XF40 #689344-006		BR 1/83 $5,390, SB 8/18 $49,200