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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:
2217
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1968
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:
1968
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
1,707,880,970
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc
PCGS #:
2905
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Coin Value History
1968 1c MS RD
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1968 1C Lincoln Cent -- Weak Strike -- MS63 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/1059 and 0/23+)....
$124
1968 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 18% Off-Center -- MS64 Red PCGS....
$99
1968 1C MS67+ Red NGC. NGC Census: (15/1 and 6/0+). PCGS Population: (34/0 and 4/0+). CDN: $225 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6...
$690
1968 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Canadian 10C Blank -- NGC. (2 grams)....
$1,020
(1968) 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 80% Off Center -- MS65 Red NGC. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection...
$204
1968 1c PCGS MS66 RD
$25
1968-? Lincoln Cent--Detached Fragment--MS61 Brown PCGS. ...
$276
1968 1C Lincoln Cent--On 10C Planchet--AU58 ANACS. ...
$218
1968 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on a Canadian Dime Planchet--MS62 ANACS. An intriguing off-metal error in which a planchet for...
$402
1968 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 20% Off Center @1:00 -- MS63 Red PCGS. ...
$99
1968 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike 95% Off Center, Uniface -- MS64 Red ANACS. ...
$77
1968 1C MS67+ Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/0 and 4/0+). NGC Census: (14/1 and 6/0+). CDN: $225 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS...
$3,360
1968 1c PCGS MS65 RD
$13
1968 1C MS66 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (294/17). NGC Census: (183/10). Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PCGS coi...
$66
1968 1C Lincoln Cent DBL Struck MS63 Red ANACS. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#2905)...
$64
1968 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Canada Dime Blank -- MS64 NGC. ...
$1,410
1968 1C MS67 Red NGC. NGC Census: (13/1). PCGS Population: (33/0). CDN: $225 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. ...
$264
1968 1c PCGS MS65 RD
$11
1968 1C MS66 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (249/12). NGC Census: (262/16). Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PCGS coi...
$53
1968-D 1C Lincoln Cent--35% curved Clip--MS63 Red NGC. ...
$54
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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