As of May, 2024, a 1986-S Penny, DCAM in uncirculated specimen can be valued between $1.00 and $260.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $3,450.00 in the 01/08/2003 by renowned auctioneer Heritage Auctions, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Victor David Brenner/Frank Gasparro
Edge: Plain
Diameter: 19.00 millimeters
Weight: 2.50 grams
Mintage: 3,792,233
Mint: San Francisco
Metal: Copper-plated Zinc
Series: Lincoln Cents 1959 to Date

1986-S Penny, Dcam (Proof) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

GradePrice($)
MS-70260.00
MS-6914.00
MS-68+8.00
MS-687.00
MS-67+6.00
MS-676.00
MS-66+5.00
MS-665.00
MS-65+4.00
MS-654.00
MS-64+3.00
MS-643.00
MS-63+2.00
MS-632.00
MS-62+1.00
MS-621.00
MS-611.00
MS-601.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

GradeLowest Price($)Highest Price($)Average Price($)
Mint State1.00260.0018.50

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1986 Lincoln Cent (Modern). We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin NameMin Circulated Price($)Max Circulated Price($)Min Uncirculated Price($)Max Uncirculated Price($)
1986 Penny, RD (Regular Strike)N/AN/A6.0012,500.00
1986-D Penny, RD (Regular Strike)N/AN/A6.0011,000.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1986-S Penny, Dcam (Proof) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

  • Lowest Sale Price
  • Highest Sale Price
  • Average Sale Price
  • Most Recent Sale Price
  • Number of Sales
  • Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:
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1m 6m 1y 3y All
$8.00
Lowest Sale Price
$253.00
Highest Sale Price
$37.89
Average Sale Price
$20.00
Most Recent Sale Price
114
Number of Sales
$4,319.00
Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

GradeLowest Price($)Highest Price($)Average Price($)
MS-7019.003,450.00561.13
MS-698.00253.0037.89
MS-6813.0019.0016.33

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1986-S Penny, DCAM (Proof) coin across various grades from MS-68 to MS-70. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-70 having the highest max price $3,450.00.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1986-S Penny, DCAM (Proof).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1986-S Penny, DCAM (Proof) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 76.97% share, followed by Great Collections / David Lawrence RC with 13.94% / 7.27% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1986-S Penny, DCAM (Proof) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

GradeGrade SourceSellerPrice($)Sold Date
MS-70PCGSStack's Bowers80.0004/12/2023
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions228.0006/01/2022
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions288.0008/29/2021
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions210.0006/30/2021
MS-70PCGSStack's Bowers132.0003/25/2020
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions180.0009/19/2018
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions144.0001/23/2018
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions174.0011/07/2017
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions264.0009/05/2017
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions235.0004/11/2017
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions176.2501/31/2016
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions235.0001/10/2016
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions188.0008/11/2015
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions282.0007/21/2015
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions329.0007/14/2015
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions305.5004/05/2015
MS-69NGCGreat Collections20.0008/03/2014
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections9.0007/27/2014
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions381.8806/04/2014
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions440.6306/04/2014
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections9.0005/25/2014
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections10.0005/04/2014
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections9.0003/30/2014
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions529.0008/05/2013
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions441.0007/11/2013
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections10.0006/30/2013
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections248.0006/23/2013
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions558.0006/05/2013
MS-69NGCGreat Collections8.0005/19/2013
MS-70PCGSGreat Collections715.0005/19/2013
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections15.0005/12/2013
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections10.0003/24/2013
MS-70PCGSGreat Collections605.0012/02/2012
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections253.0011/11/2012
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections248.0009/02/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0008/17/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0008/06/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0007/30/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0007/20/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0007/13/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0007/09/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0007/09/2012
MS-70PCGSGreat Collections605.0007/08/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0007/02/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0007/02/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0006/29/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions17.0006/25/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0006/22/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0006/08/2012
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections24.0006/03/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0005/28/2012
MS-70ANACSGreat Collections25.0005/27/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0005/25/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0005/21/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0005/14/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0005/14/2012
MS-70PCGSGreat Collections550.0005/13/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0005/07/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0005/04/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0004/30/2012
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0004/23/2012
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions15.0003/05/2012
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections12.0002/19/2012
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions15.0002/17/2012
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions15.0002/06/2012
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions15.0001/13/2012
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections35.0001/01/2012
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections26.0001/01/2012
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions15.0012/23/2011
MS-69PCGSGreat Collections25.0010/09/2011
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions30.0009/30/2011
MS-70PCGSGreat Collections715.0008/14/2011
MS-70ICGHeritage Auctions40.0012/14/2009
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions47.0008/12/2009
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions16.0008/12/2009
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions44.0007/29/2009
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions12.0005/13/2009
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions196.0005/06/2009
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions27.0004/22/2009
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC18.0002/19/2009
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions27.0002/01/2009
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC19.0001/26/2009
MS-70ICGHeritage Auctions23.0001/05/2009
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC19.0012/15/2008
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions37.0012/01/2008
MS-70PCGSDavid Lawrence RC920.0009/01/2008
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions27.0003/26/2008
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions64.0012/12/2007
MS-70PCGSBowers & Merena920.0008/04/2007
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions81.0007/23/2007
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions59.0005/16/2007
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions72.0005/16/2007
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions72.0001/22/2007
MS-69NGCDavid Lawrence RC14.0012/18/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions11.0012/04/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions75.0011/20/2006
MS-70ICGHeritage Auctions33.0011/15/2006
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC20.0011/06/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions72.0010/09/2006
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC22.0009/18/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions12.0006/07/2006
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC16.0006/05/2006
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC16.0005/22/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions115.0003/22/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions127.0003/15/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions127.0003/08/2006
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC16.0002/13/2006
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions21.0001/25/2006
MS-69PCGSDavid Lawrence RC15.0011/28/2005
MS-69ICGDavid Lawrence RC13.0008/15/2005
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions920.0007/27/2005
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions978.0006/29/2005
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions115.0006/22/2005
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions104.0003/02/2005
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions21.0001/26/2005
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions121.0001/19/2005
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions17.0001/05/2005
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions178.0012/29/2004
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions115.0012/22/2004
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions115.0012/15/2004
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions805.0012/08/2004
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions891.0008/18/2004
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions575.0007/20/2004
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions19.0006/30/2004
MS-70ICGHeritage Auctions19.0003/31/2004
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions805.0003/25/2004
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions24.0001/21/2004
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions1,553.0001/07/2004
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions9.0009/03/2003
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions1,955.0007/26/2003
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions20.0007/02/2003
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions17.0007/02/2003
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions17.0006/25/2003
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions18.0006/25/2003
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions17.0006/18/2003
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions19.0006/18/2003
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions17.0006/11/2003
MS-70ICGHeritage Auctions26.0006/04/2003
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions37.0001/22/2003
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions3,450.0001/08/2003
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions16.0001/01/2003
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions17.0001/01/2003
MS-68NGCHeritage Auctions19.0012/24/2002
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions41.0011/25/2002
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions2,070.0011/21/2002
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions16.0011/19/2002
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions35.0009/24/2002
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions19.0009/17/2002
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions20.0009/10/2002
MS-70PCGSHeritage Auctions1,840.0007/28/2002
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions20.0006/04/2002
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions31.0004/03/2002
MS-68PCGSHeritage Auctions17.0012/26/2001
MS-68PCGSHeritage Auctions13.0010/17/2001
MS-69ICGHeritage Auctions9.0007/25/2001
MS-70ICGHeritage Auctions26.0007/25/2001
MS-70ICGHeritage Auctions29.0004/26/2001
MS-69ICGHeritage Auctions22.0001/04/2001
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions16.0011/30/2000
MS-70NGCHeritage Auctions40.0011/18/2000
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions19.0011/09/2000
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions15.0010/26/2000
MS-69NGCHeritage Auctions21.0008/24/2000
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions40.0003/29/2000
MS-69PCGSHeritage Auctions25.0003/22/2000

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