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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:
285903
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1966
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:
1966
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
2,188,147,783
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc
PCGS #:
2898
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Coin Value History
1966 1c MS BN
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1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck Both Off Center -- MS62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: 9 in 62, 16 finer (4/26). CDN: $0.15 W...
$390
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Lamination -- MS63 Brown NGC. ...
$84
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Clad 10C Planchet -- XF45 PCGS. 2.19g. PCGS Population: (8/119 and 0/0+). Mintage 2,188,...
$204
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- 12% Misaligned Obverse Die -- AU53 PCGS....
$63
1966 1C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/4 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). Mintage 2,188...
$1,050
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Lamination, Cleaned -- ANACS. MS60 Details....
$49
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Clad 10C Planchet -- MS64 PCGS. From The Fred Weinberg Collection. ...
$504
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 10C Planchet -- MS65 NGC. (2.3 g)....
$930
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Die Adjustment -- NGC. ...
$409
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck - 2nd Strike 97% Off Center -- MS62 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/36 and 0/0+). Mi...
$89
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 40% Off-Center, AT K-1:00 -- MS63 Red and Brown ANACS. Mintage 2,188,147,783....
$84
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Die Cud @1:00 -- AU55 PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part II. ...
$84
1952-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck, Obverse Wheel Mark -- NCS. Unc Details. From The Don Bonser Error C...
$35
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Clad Dime Blank -- MS64 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. From The Fred Weinberg...
$432
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Defective Holed Planchet -- MS65 Brown NGC. (2.6 grams)....
$120
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Late Stage Die Cap Strike -- MS62 Brown PCGS....
$180
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Incomplete Clip -- MS63 Red and Brown ANACS. ...
$114
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Split Blank -- MS60 Brown ANACS. 1.18 Grams....
$65
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck On Clad 10C Planchet -- MS64 PCGS. From the Fred Weinberg Collection. ...
$900
1966 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on 10C Planchet -- MS65 NGC. 2.3 Grams....
$1,020
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Bronze, 1959-1982 MS BN [Type]
Worth: $0 – $3
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: $0 – $12
1959 1c MS RB
Worth: $0 – $16
1959 1c MS RD
Worth: $0 – $2,500
1959-D 1c MS BN
Worth: $0 – $10
1959-D 1c MS RB
Worth: $0 – $12
1959-D 1c MS RD
Worth: $0 – $35,000
1960 1c Large Date MS BN
Worth: $0 – $5
1960 1c Large Date MS RB
Worth: $0 – $12
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