As of May, 2024, a 1923-S Penny, RB in uncirculated specimen can be valued between $275.00 and $12,000.00, 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 $10,800.00 in the 11/18/2020 by renowned auctioneer Stack's Bowers, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Victor David Brenner
Edge: Plain
Diameter: 19.00 millimeters
Weight: 3.11 grams
Mintage: 8,700,000
Mint: San Francisco
Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc
Series: Lincoln Cents 1909-1958

1923-S Penny, Rb (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

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

GradePrice($)
MS-6612,000.00
MS-65+6,000.00
MS-655,250.00
MS-64+2,750.00
MS-642,000.00
MS-63+1,150.00
MS-631,050.00
MS-62+600.00
MS-62475.00
MS-61325.00
MS-60275.00

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 State275.0012,000.002,897.73

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 1923 Lincoln Cent (Wheat Reverse). 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($)Max Uncirculated Price($)
1923 Penny, BN (Regular Strike)2.0018.0022.00350.00
1923-S Penny, BN (Regular Strike)5.00245.00260.003,350.00
1923-S Penny, RD (Regular Strike)N/AN/A500.0070,000.00
1923 Penny, RB (Regular Strike)N/AN/A35.00525.00
1923 Penny, RD (Regular Strike)N/AN/A40.0055,000.00

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.

1923-S Penny, Rb (Regular Strike) – 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:
1m 6m 1y 3y All

$236.00

Lowest Sale Price
$5,405.00

Highest Sale Price
$1,400.09

Average Sale Price
$1,560.00

Most Recent Sale Price
85

Number of Sales
$119,007.50

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

GradeLowest Price($)Highest Price($)Average Price($)
MS-6610,800.0010,800.0010,800.00
MS-65+920.003,525.001,885.70
MS-651,320.008,400.003,157.33
MS-64+2,530.002,530.002,530.00
MS-64236.005,405.001,400.09
MS-63+763.75763.75763.75
MS-63184.003,738.00730.64
MS-62196.00468.00294.18
MS-61518.00518.00518.00
AU-58184.00184.00184.00
PO-1205.631,300.00752.82

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1923-S Penny, RB (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-66. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-66 having the highest max price $10,800.00.

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 1923-S Penny, RB (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1923-S Penny, RB (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 79.33% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / David Lawrence RC with 6.15% / 5.03% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1923-S Penny, RB (Regular Strike) 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-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,560.0005/24/2023
MS-65PCGSHeritage Auctions5,050.8005/07/2023
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions900.0004/30/2023
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions1,320.0004/17/2023
MS-64PCGSStack's Bowers1,560.0008/31/2022
MS-66PCGSHeritage Auctions10,800.0008/28/2022
MS-65NGCHeritage Auctions2,880.0008/28/2022
MS-63NGCDavid Lawrence RC735.0008/21/2022
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,500.0008/10/2022
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions1,140.0007/06/2022
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions1,140.0004/20/2022
MS-64ICGDavid Lawrence RC680.0012/26/2021
MS-63PCGSStack's Bowers900.0011/30/2021
MS-64PCGSStack's Bowers1,920.0011/10/2021
MS-65PCGSHeritage Auctions8,400.0009/01/2021
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions842.4006/09/2021
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,440.0004/28/2021
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions1,140.0001/20/2021
MS-66PCGSStack's Bowers10,800.0011/18/2020
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,320.0008/09/2020
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions960.0005/13/2020
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions600.0005/06/2020
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,200.0010/24/2019
MS-65PCGSHeritage Auctions4,080.0009/08/2019
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,170.0007/14/2019
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,800.0006/09/2019
MS-65PCGSStack's Bowers3,120.0005/29/2019
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,080.0003/16/2019
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions456.0003/06/2019
MS-63NGCDavid Lawrence RC650.0001/20/2019
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,680.0001/14/2019
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,020.0012/14/2018
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,020.0012/14/2018
MS-62PCGSHeritage Auctions264.0009/26/2018
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions960.0008/19/2018
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,140.0008/19/2018
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,110.0007/15/2018
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions576.0004/10/2018
MS-65NGCStack's Bowers1,320.0003/21/2018
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions780.0002/22/2018
MS-64PCGSStack's Bowers825.0011/08/2017
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions900.0011/02/2017
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,057.5007/06/2017
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions822.5004/26/2017
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions705.0003/14/2017
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions705.0003/07/2017
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions705.0002/16/2017
MS-65NGCHeritage Auctions1,645.0002/16/2017
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,410.0001/04/2017
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions646.2511/08/2016
MS-65NGCScotsman1,552.5010/14/2016
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions446.5009/07/2016
MS-65PCGSHeritage Auctions2,115.0007/07/2016
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions446.5006/21/2016
MS-63+NGCHeritage Auctions763.7506/08/2016
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,645.0003/03/2016
MS-63PCGSDavid Lawrence RC575.0002/08/2016
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions517.0002/04/2016
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,527.5002/04/2016
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions822.5001/06/2016
MS-65NGCHeritage Auctions1,410.0001/06/2016
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions493.5010/29/2015
MS-65+PCGSHeritage Auctions2,362.9308/16/2015
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions705.0008/16/2015
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions881.2507/12/2015
MS-62PCGSHeritage Auctions235.0006/07/2015
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions564.0006/07/2015
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions705.0006/07/2015
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions763.7504/26/2015
MS-65+PCGSStack's Bowers3,525.0003/06/2015
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,116.2503/01/2015
MS-64PCGSStack's Bowers763.7502/06/2015
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions517.0002/03/2015
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions540.5002/03/2015
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,116.2512/04/2014
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions940.0012/04/2014
MS-62PCGSHeritage Auctions305.5011/06/2014
MS-64ANACSHeritage Auctions822.5011/06/2014
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions3,055.0010/08/2014
MS-63PCGSGreat Collections621.5009/07/2014
MS-62PCGSGreat Collections313.5009/07/2014
MS-62PCGSHeritage Auctions352.5008/05/2014
MS-65+PCGSHeritage Auctions2,350.0006/04/2014
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions646.2506/04/2014
MS-62PCGSHeritage Auctions352.5002/03/2014
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,292.5002/03/2014
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions998.7502/03/2014
MS-64PCGSGreat Collections1,100.0001/19/2014
PO-1PCGSStack's Bowers205.6301/07/2014
MS-62ANACSGreat Collections220.0012/29/2013
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions881.0007/11/2013
MS-63PCGSGreat Collections878.0005/19/2013
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,175.0003/21/2013
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,175.0002/07/2013
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,116.0001/09/2013
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions2,115.0001/09/2013
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions764.0009/06/2012
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,093.0007/12/2012
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,380.0007/12/2012
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,955.0003/08/2012
MS-63PCGSDavid Lawrence RC966.0002/06/2012
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,725.0012/08/2011
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions748.0012/08/2011
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions1,840.0010/13/2011
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions863.0008/29/2011
MS-64PCGSStack's Bowers748.0008/15/2011
MS-64NGCScotsman2,415.0007/29/2011
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions1,380.0007/07/2011
MS-64+PCGSHeritage Auctions2,530.0007/07/2011
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions633.0007/07/2011
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,725.0002/03/2011
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions1,610.0001/05/2011
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,725.0009/22/2010
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions1,035.0004/28/2010
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions978.0004/28/2010
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions3,738.0003/24/2010
MS-64PCGSBowers & Merena1,571.0008/05/2009
MS-64PCGSDavid Lawrence RC1,725.0008/03/2009
MS-64PCGSDavid Lawrence RC1,840.0004/27/2009
MS-64PCGSDavid Lawrence RC2,819.0002/02/2009
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions1,150.0002/01/2009
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,380.0002/01/2009
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions2,185.0001/01/2009
AU-58NGCHeritage Auctions184.0012/29/2008
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,093.0012/04/2008
MS-65+PCGSHeritage Auctions3,450.0012/04/2008
MS-63ICGHeritage Auctions184.0009/01/2008
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions3,738.0007/30/2008
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions2,300.0006/30/2008
MS-64PCGSBowers & Merena5,405.0006/01/2008
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions3,450.0002/13/2008
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,955.0002/13/2008
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions2,300.0001/09/2008
MS-64PCGSBowers & Merena1,100.0011/15/2007
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions3,220.0007/12/2007
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions978.0006/05/2007
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions2,530.0004/09/2007
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions920.0011/06/2006
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,035.0009/13/2006
MS-64PCGSBowers & Merena748.0007/13/2006
MS-63PCGSDavid Lawrence RC633.0002/27/2006
MS-64ANACSHeritage Auctions805.0002/09/2006
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions1,320.0001/01/2006
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions805.0011/02/2005
MS-64NGCHeritage Auctions633.0009/01/2005
MS-62ANACSHeritage Auctions230.0008/01/2005
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions920.0002/28/2005
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions431.0001/17/2005
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions288.0009/22/2004
MS-64PCGSBowers & Merena1,955.0008/14/2004
MS-65+NGCStack's/ANR1,495.0006/23/2004
MS-64PCGSGoldberg Auctioneers1,150.0006/02/2004
PO-1NGCStack's/ANR1,300.0006/01/2004
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,840.0005/05/2004
MS-65+PCGSSuperior Galleries2,760.0004/02/2004
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions437.0002/02/2004
MS-65+PCGSHeritage Auctions1,898.0001/07/2004
MS-63ANACSHeritage Auctions259.0009/22/2003
MS-63NGCHeritage Auctions311.0009/22/2003
MS-65+PCGSHeritage Auctions1,265.0009/03/2003
MS-62ANACSHeritage Auctions196.0009/01/2003
MS-63ANACSHeritage Auctions247.0008/06/2003
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions345.0006/11/2003
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions661.0005/01/2003
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,093.0005/01/2003
MS-64NONEHeritage Auctions236.0005/01/2003
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions949.0005/01/2003
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,150.0003/20/2003
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,501.0011/21/2002
MS-64ANACSHeritage Auctions633.0007/27/2002
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,380.0004/25/2002
MS-65+NGCHeritage Auctions1,380.0004/01/2002
MS-62ANACSHeritage Auctions299.0001/13/2002
MS-65+PCGSHeritage Auctions3,450.0004/05/2001
MS-64ANACSHeritage Auctions604.0004/05/2001
MS-63PCGSHeritage Auctions518.0002/01/2000
MS-61ANACSHeritage Auctions518.0002/01/2000
MS-64PCGSHeritage Auctions575.0001/08/2000
MS-62NONEDavid Akers468.0010/01/1997