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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:
312759
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1961
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:
1961
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
753,345,000
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% tin & zinc
PCGS #:
2871
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Coin Value History
1961 1c MS RB
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1961 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 85% Off Center @9:00 -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. ...
$129
1961 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Split Blank -- MS62 Red and Brown ANACS. (1.82 grams)....
$31
1961 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 10% Off Center, Curved Clip -- MS61 Red and Brown ANACS. (2.88 grams)....
$103
196X 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Curved Clip -- MS60 Red and Brown ANACS. (2.73 grams)....
$41
1961 1C Lincoln Cent -- Defective Planchet -- MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part...
$216
1961 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 29 gram Split Planchet -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. ...
$94
1961 1C Cent--Split Before Strike--MS60 Red and Brown ANACS,... (4 coins)
$104
1961 1C Lincoln Cent--Off Center--MS64 Red and Brown ANACS. ...
$63
1961 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on a Split Planchet--MS63 Red and Brown ICG. ...
$35
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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