The unprecedented crossover underscores his personal efforts to combat “grade inflation.”
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:
312875
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1979
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:
1979
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
6,018,515,000
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc
PCGS #:
2993
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1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Defective Planchet -- MS62 Brown PCGS....
$55
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike Off Center -- MS63 Brown NGC....
$204
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike 95% Off Center & Uniface, Corroded -- ANACS. MS60 Details. From t...
$114
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck Through Fragment, Capped Die -- AU55 PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Pa...
$1,200
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Cud Die Break -- MS64 Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part III. ...
$1,020
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Split Planchet Before Strike -- NGC. (1.5 grams). From The Don Bonser Error Coin...
$74
1979 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 1979 Dime -- MS67 NGC. ...
$690
1979 1C Lincoln Cent --On 10C Planchet MS61--ANACS. ...
$207
(16) 1979 1C MS66 Red NGC.... (Total: 16 Coins)
$196
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Cracked Planchet, Underweight 2.4 grams -- MS62 Brown PCGS....
$104
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Major Die Break -- MS63 Brown ANACS. From the Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part IV. ...
$132
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Dominican Republic 10 Centavo Blank -- MS63 NGC. (2.7 Grams)....
$300
1979 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, 2ND Strike 65% of Center MS63 Brown NGC. ...
$79
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 RB
Worth: $1 – $12
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
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