Price Guide for 1972 Cent Variants

This guide presents price ranges for 1972 Cent variants from three sources: eBay sales, third-party auctions, and PCGS guides. Values are shown for various conditions, allowing collectors to compare across different market segments. Price estimates may vary between sources, especially for rarer variants.

1972 Penny Doubled Die Obverse, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $161.00 - $4,600.00
    Uncirculated: $30.00 - $14,400.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $148.50 - $168.00
    Uncirculated: $1.75 - $9,600.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $350.00 - $23,500.00
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1972-D Penny, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $3.00 - $3,290.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $0.99 - $4,250.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $5.00 - $2,850.00
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1972-S Penny, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $6.00 - $1,955.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $1.50 - $900.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $4.00 - $185.00
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1972 Penny, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $3.00 - $3,290.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $0.99 - $2,100.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $6.00 - $3,500.00
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1972 Penny Doubled Die Obverse, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $32.00 - $374.00
    Uncirculated: $34.00 - $1,150.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $134.99 - $425.00
    Uncirculated: $60.00 - $860.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $20.00 - $240.00
    Uncirculated: $240.00 - $750.00
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1972-S Penny, DCAM (Proof)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $299.00
    Uncirculated: $6.00 - $1,495.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $39.98
    Uncirculated: $4.25 - $660.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $4.00 - $325.00
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1972-D Penny, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $6.00
    Uncirculated: $24.00 - $374.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $2.00 - $380.00
    Uncirculated: $7.19 - $125.00
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1972-S Penny, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $104.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $3.00
    Uncirculated: $8.27 - $325.00
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1972-S Penny DDO FS-101, RD (Proof)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $312.00 - $1,560.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $275.00 - $1,600.00
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1972 Penny Doubled Die Obverse, RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $325.00
    Uncirculated: $31.00 - $2,585.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $149.40 - $975.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $250.00 - $2,250.00
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1972-S Penny, RD (Proof)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $7.00 - $230.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $18.50
    Uncirculated: $0.99 - $638.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-101, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $264.00
    Uncirculated: $156.00 - $432.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $20.41 - $359.95
    Uncirculated: $86.50 - $999.95
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $28.00 - $265.00
    Uncirculated: $270.00 - $775.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-101, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $216.00
    Uncirculated: $168.00 - $12,925.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $6.50 - $9,499.99
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $375.00 - $23,750.00
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1972-S Penny DDO FS-101, CAM (Proof)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $371.66
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $500.00 - $1,750.00
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1972-S Penny DDO FS-101, DCAM (Proof)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $550.99 - $1,226.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $650.00 - $2,750.00
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1972-S Penny (Proof)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $0.99 - $174.50
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1972 Penny DDO FS-101, RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $264.00 - $4,112.50
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $258.00 - $600.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $275.00 - $825.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-102, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $51.00
    Uncirculated: $48.00 - $276.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $16.50 - $49.99
    Uncirculated: $26.00 - $265.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $2.00 - $24.00
    Uncirculated: $25.00 - $60.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-102 (033.52), RB (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $46.00 - $125.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $30.00 - $70.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-102, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $55.00 - $399.50
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $44.00 - $296.99
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $36.00 - $725.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-103 (033.53), BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $12.50 - $50.00
    Uncirculated: $9.50 - $259.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $16.71 - $60.00
    Uncirculated: $15.00 - $450.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $12.00 - $15.00
    Uncirculated: $17.00 - $42.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-103 (033.53), RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $14.10 - $188.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $55.00
    Uncirculated: $17.00 - $163.50
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $18.00 - $65.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-103, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $36.00 - $384.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $16.50
    Uncirculated: $10.50 - $1,350.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $25.00 - $1,200.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-104, BN (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Circulated: $456.57 - $465.02
    Uncirculated: $0.99 - $1,527.02
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $95.00 - $610.00
    Uncirculated: $625.00 - $2,250.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-104, RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $881.25 - $2,070.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $1,250.00 - $1,995.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $760.00 - $2,100.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-104, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $3,877.50 - $4,230.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $1,400.00 - $2,900.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $1.00
    Uncirculated: $925.00 - $5,750.00
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1972 Penny, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $18.00 - $210.00
    Uncirculated: $6.00 - $400.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $1.00 - $12.00
    Uncirculated: $0.99 - $417.00
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1972 Penny, RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $16.00 - $276.00
    Uncirculated: $6.00 - $374.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $4.99 - $57.77
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1972 Penny DDO FS-105, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $105.00 - $180.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $79.95 - $595.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $80.00 - $465.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-106 (033.56), BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $11.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $27.00 - $109.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $3.00 - $17.00
    Uncirculated: $20.00 - $175.00
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1972-D Penny, RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $10.00 - $116.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $6.50 - $89.99
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1972 Penny DDO FS-106 (033.56), RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $40.00 - $62.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $20.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $26.00 - $110.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-106, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $79.20 - $204.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $41.30 - $575.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $52.00 - $600.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-107 (033.57), BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Circulated: $45.00
    Uncirculated: $112.00
  • eBay
    Circulated: $35.00 - $60.00
    Uncirculated: $23.38 - $150.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $5.00 - $13.00
    Uncirculated: $20.00 - $70.00
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1972-S Penny, RB (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $28.95
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1972 Penny DDO FS-107, RB (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $43.00 - $95.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $35.00 - $100.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-107, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $71.50 - $100.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $55.00 - $425.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $26.00 - $560.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-108, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $31.25 - $99.88
  • eBay
    Circulated: $13.27 - $112.00
    Uncirculated: $19.99 - $202.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $22.00 - $28.00
    Uncirculated: $30.00 - $65.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-108, RB (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $74.00 - $156.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $39.83 - $249.99
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $35.00 - $100.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-108, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $32.00 - $384.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $49.55 - $750.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $36.00 - $250.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-109, BN (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $59.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Circulated: $5.00 - $7.00
    Uncirculated: $10.00 - $25.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-109 (033.59), RB (Regular Strike)

  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $36.00 - $79.00
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $15.00 - $35.00
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1972 Penny DDO FS-109, RD (Regular Strike)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $46.00 - $447.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $30.00 - $494.99
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $30.00 - $725.00
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1972-S Penny, CAM (Proof)

  • 3rd Party Price
    Uncirculated: $10.00 - $61.00
  • eBay
    Uncirculated: $1.25 - $199.95
  • PCGS Price Guide
    Uncirculated: $3.00 - $50.00
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Design and Specifications of the 1972 Cent

The 1972 Lincoln Cent continued the long-standing tradition of honoring America's 16th president. This year marked the 63rd year of the Lincoln Memorial reverse design, which had been introduced in 1959 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The coin played a crucial role in everyday commerce, while also serving as a popular collectible among numismatists.

Weight 3.11 grams
Diameter 19.05 mm
Mint Marks No mint mark (Philadelphia), D (Denver), S (San Francisco)
Composition 95% copper, 5% zinc
Obverse Design Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, designed by Victor D. Brenner
Reverse Design Lincoln Memorial, designed by Frank Gasparro

Rarity Factors and Value Drivers

The condition of 1972 Lincoln Cents significantly impacts their value, especially for circulation strikes. Coins in uncirculated condition (MS60 and above) are more valuable, with premium prices for those grading MS65 and higher. The presence of full original luster and absence of contact marks are crucial for higher grades.

For proof coins, cameo and deep cameo contrasts between the fields and devices can add substantial value. The Doubled Die Obverse (DDO) variety from Philadelphia is highly sought after in all grades, with well-preserved examples commanding significant premiums.

Philadelphia, No mint mark

Mintage: 2,933,255,000

Rarity Scale: Common

Circulation Status: Widely Circulated

Preservation Rarity: Common in lower grades, scarce in MS67 and above

Varieties Errors: Doubled Die Obverse (DDO)

Market Demand: Moderate, high for DDO variety

Denver, D

Mintage: 2,665,071,400

Rarity Scale: Common

Circulation Status: Widely Circulated

Preservation Rarity: Common in lower grades, scarce in MS67 and above

Varieties Errors: None significant

Market Demand: Low to Moderate

San Francisco, S

Mintage: 3,260,996

Rarity Scale: Common for proofs

Circulation Status: Not Intended for Circulation

Preservation Rarity: Common in PR65, scarce in PR70

Varieties Errors: None significant

Market Demand: Moderate

The 1972 Doubled Die Obverse (DDO) variety is the most valuable and sought-after error for this year. This dramatic doubling is visible on the obverse inscriptions and date, making it one of the most popular Lincoln Cent varieties among collectors.

For regular issues, factors such as strong strike, full steps on the Lincoln Memorial, and attractive natural toning can enhance value. Red coins (those retaining full original mint luster) are more desirable than those that have toned to brown. Proofs with deep cameo contrast are particularly prized by collectors, especially in the highest grades.

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