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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:
2251
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1978
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:
1978
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
5,558,605,000
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc
PCGS #:
2992
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Coin Value History
1978 1c MS RD
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1978 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Clad 10C Planchet -- MS63 PCGS....
$480
1978 1C MS67 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (63/1 and 8/0+). NGC Census: (21/1 and 1/0+). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6...
$169
1978 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Denomination on Struck Dime -- MS65 PCGS. ...
$720
1978 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 1978 Dime -- MS62 PCGS. ...
$748
1978 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on Clad 10C Planchet--MS64 PCGS. Ex:Alfred V. Melson Collection. From The Alfred V. Melson ...
$489
1978 1C MS66 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (97/37). NGC Census: (84/9). Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in MS66: $48. ...
$80
1978 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Clad 10C Planchet -- MS63 PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part I. ...
$408
1978 1C MS67 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (59/1). NGC Census: (19/0). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. ...
$192
1978 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Struck Thru Capped Die -- MS65 Red NGC. ...
$69
1978 1C, RD
$310
1978 1C MS66 Red PCGS. ...
$80
1978 1c PCGS MS67 RD
$170
1978 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on a 10C Planchet--MS65 ANACS. ...
$374
1978 1C MS66 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (93/37). NGC Census: (80/9). (#2992)...
$75
1978 1C MS67+ Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (49/1 and 8/0+). NGC Census: (16/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for problem-fre...
$276
1978 1C Cent--Struck on a Type One 10C Planchet--MS65 NGC.<...
$218
1978 1C MS66 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (91/37). NGC Census: (73/8). (#2992)...
$51
1978 1C MS67+ Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/1 and 8/0+). NGC Census: (21/1 and 0/0+). ...
$364
1978 1c NGC MS66 RD
$35
1978 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: Ron Bozarth Collection. PCGS Population: (47/1). NGC Census: (21/1). ...
$200
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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