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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:
2371
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1970, D
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:
1970-D
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Denver
Mint Mark:
D
Mintage:
2,891,438,900
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc
PCGS #:
2929
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Coin Value History
1970-D 1c MS RD
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1970-D 1C MS66+ Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (368/39 and 16/4+). NGC Census: (300/18 and 1/5+). CDN: $15 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P...
$45
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 45% Off Center -- MS65 Red NGC....
$37
1970-D 1C MS67 Red NGC. NGC Census: (17/0). PCGS Population: (44/0). CDN: $325 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. ...
$336
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 90% Off Center @9:30 -- MS64 Red ANACS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection, Pa...
$61
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck Through Capped Die -- MS63 Red PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part ...
$132
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on Clad 10C Planchet--AU55 PCGS. From The Alfred V. Melson Collection, Part Two. ...
$374
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent--Corroded, Split Planchet--ANACS. MS60 Details. ...
$29
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent--Flip-Over Triple Saddle Strike--MS62 Red PCGS. First struck off-center, this magenta and rose-viole...
$1,322
(197X)-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck with 25% Straight Clip -- MS66 Red NGC. (2.3 grams)....
$73
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike 85% Off Center -- MS65 Red NGC. ...
$84
1970-D 1c PCGS MS67 RD
$505
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 75% Off Center -- MS64 Red PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part III....
$198
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent--Off Center--MS63 Red ANACS....
$21
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 50% Off Center -- MS66 Red PCGS. ...
$89
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 80% Off Center @10:00 -- MS65 Red PCGS. ...
$61
1970-D 1C MS67 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/0). NGC Census: (17/0). CDN: $325 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. From Th...
$336
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent Double Struck 2nd Strike 75% Off Center MS64 RD NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#...
$104
1970-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 65% Off Center -- MS66 Red NGC. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection...
$312
1970-D Lincoln Cent--Double Struck, Second Strike 70% Off Center with a Uniface Reverse--MS-65 RD (NGC).
$397
1970-D 1c PCGS MS67 RD
$410
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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