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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:
2417
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1979, 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:
1979-D
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Denver
Mint Mark:
D
Mintage:
4,139,357,254
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc
PCGS #:
2998
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Coin Value History
1979-D 1c MS RD
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1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, 2nd Strike 70% Off Center -- MS64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/1 and 0/0+)....
$660
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 70% Off Center -- MS62 Brown PCGS....
$99
1979-D 1C MS67 Red NGC. NGC Census: (18/3). ...
$71
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck On 10C Blank -- MS65 NGC. (2.3 grams)....
$630
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 35% Off Center @8:00 -- MS63 Brown ANACS. ...
$408
1979-D 1C -- Struck On 10C Planchet -- MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (0/0)....
$372
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck on Split Planchet Before Strike -- NGC. ...
$516
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Broadstruck -- MS60 Red ANACS. ...
$21
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Clad 10C Blank -- MS64 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection....
$384
1979-D 1C MS67 Red NGC. NGC Census: (18/3). PCGS Population: (38/1). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. ...
$104
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Reverse Die Cap -- MS65 Red PCGS. ...
$264
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike 80% Off Center -- MS63 Brown ANACS. ...
$288
1979-D 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Ex: Ron Bozarth Collection. PCGS Population (140/15). NGC Census: (0/0). Numismedia Wsl. Price fo...
$53
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck Thru Cloth -- MS60 Red ANACS. ...
$112
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Clad Dime Blank -- MS64 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. From The Fred Weinbe...
$360
1979-D 1C MS67+ Red NGC. NGC Census: (18/3). PCGS Population: (38/1). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67....
$468
1979-D 1C MS65 Red PCGS. PCGS Population (61/113). NGC Census: (0/0). Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in MS65: $11...
$11
1980 1C Lincoln Cent -- Obverse Die Break -- MS63 Brown NGC. ...
$55
1979-D 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Ex:The Connelly Collection. PCGS Population (112/15). NGC Census: (0/0). Numismedia Wsl. Price fo...
$57
1979-D 1C Lincoln Cent --On 10C Planchet, Corroded--ANACS. MS60 Details. ...
$92
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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