1983 No Mint Mark Penny Value

1983 Lincoln Cent

1983 No Mint Mark Penny: front (type example, 2005-D Memorial cent) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

1983 No Mint Mark Penny: back (type example, 2005-D Memorial reverse) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Worn (Good to Very Fine)

1¢

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

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By grade

Typical value at each grade. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Value
G-4Good	1¢
VG-8Very Good	1¢
F-12Fine	1¢
VF-20Very Fine	1¢
XF-40Extremely Fine	1¢
AU-50About Uncirculated	1¢

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate

Penny Value estimate, 2026-Q4, from public sale records, mintage and survival data. It isn't a price guide or an offer.

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How to identify it

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What a genuine 1983 shows:

Doubled die reverse (1983): NoOn the tails side, is there strong doubling on ONE CENT, E PLURIBUS UNUM and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?

Specs

Series: Lincoln Memorial Cent
Year: 1983
Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Copper-plated zinc (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper)
Weight: 2.50 g
Mintage: Included in the 7,752,355,000 1983 total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)

Other varieties of this date

1983 Doubled Die Reverse
Philadelphia · Included in the 7,752,355,000 1983 total; not counted separately.
Variety
$20.00worn
$97.00MS-60

Other 1983 pennies

1983-D
Denver · 6.5 billion made
1¢worn
1983-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · 3,279,126 made
Proof

1983 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart