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Obverse Description
Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portait and the date postioned on the right side.
Reverse Description
Lincoln memorial building centered with words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on top and bottom periphery. E PLURIBUS UNUM centered above the top of the memorial.
Catalog Information
GSID:
312749
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1959, D
Reverse Designer:
Frank Gasparro
Reverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Weight (gr):
3.11 gr
Weight (oz):
0.11 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
19
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Coin Date:
1959-D
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Denver
Mint Mark:
D
Mintage:
1,279,760,000
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% tin & zinc
PCGS #:
2856
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Coin Value History
1959-D 1c MS RB
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1959-D 1c MS RB
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1959 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Silver Dime Planchet -- MS64 PCGS. The PCGS holder incorrectly asserts that the coin is...
$2,400
1959-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck in Silver Streaks on Reverse -- MS65 Red and Brown NGC....
$288
1959-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Struck Thru Cloth -- MS63 Red and Brown NGC....
$480
1959-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 75% Off Center @9:00 -- MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. ...
$119
1959-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 50% Off Center -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. From the Fred Weinberg Collection. ...
$129
1959-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 75% Off Center -- MS64 Red and Brown NGC. ...
$300
1959-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 70% Off Center -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. From the Fred Weinberg Collection. ...
$99
1959-D 1C MS64 Red and Brown ANACS. RPM-7. NGC Census: (0/4). PCGS Population (3/4). Mintage: 1,279,760,000. (#2856)...
$10
1959-D/D/D MS63 Red and Brown ANACS....
$22
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Bronze, 1959-1982 MS BN [Type]
Worth: $0 – $4
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Bronze, 1959-1982 MS RB [Type]
Worth: $0 – $4
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Bronze, 1959-1982 MS RD [Type]
Worth: $0 – $9
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Zinc, 1982-2008 MS BN [Type]
Worth: $0 – $4
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Zinc, 1982-2008 MS RB [Type]
Worth: $0 – $4
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Zinc, 1982-2008 MS RD [Type]
Worth: $0 – $9
No Date 1c Zinc, Blank Planchet MS
Worth: $10 – $10
1959 1c MS BN
Worth: $1 – $12
1959 1c MS RB
Worth: $1 – $16
1959 1c MS RD
Worth: $2 – $2,500
1959-D 1c MS BN
Worth: $1 – $10
1959-D 1c MS RD
Worth: $2 – $35,000
1960 1c Large Date MS BN
Worth: $1 – $5
1960 1c Large Date MS RB
Worth: $1 – $12
1960 1c Large Date MS RD
Worth: $2 – $440
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