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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:
312883
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1981
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:
1981
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
7,491,750,000
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1959-1982
Composition:
95% copper; 5% zinc
PCGS #:
3041
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Coin Value History
1981 1c MS BN
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1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- 25% Partial Brockage -- MS63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/3 and 0/0+)....
$169
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 45% Off Center Uniface Reverse - Cupped -- MS64 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (1/1)....
$114
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a Clad Dime Blank -- MS66 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. From The Fred Weinberg...
$384
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Triple Curved Clip, Struck 20% Off Center -- MS60 Brown ANACS. (2.27 grams)....
$144
1981 1C Cent--Struck on a 1981-P Dime--MS65 ANACS. The ...
$1,208
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 75% Off Center, Stretch Strike -- MS63 Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Colle...
$186
1981 1C Cent -- Struck Onto 1981-P Kennedy Half Dollar -- MS64 PCGS. A one-sided cent strike is centered on the half dollar...
$13,200
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 10C Planchet -- MS66 ANACS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part I. ...
$408
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Triple Curved Clip, Struck 20% Off Center -- MS60 Brown ANACS. (2.27 grams)....
$132
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike 95% Off Center -- MS63 Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin...
$144
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Cud Die Break -- MS64 Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part III. ...
$156
1981 1C Lincoln Cent / Roosevelt Dime -- Doubled Denomination on Struck 10C -- MS66 PCGS. ...
$540
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Tripled Curved Clip, Struck 20% Off Center -- MS60 Brown ANACS. 2.27 Grams....
$104
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- 40% Obverse Brockage & Partial Collar -- MS64 Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Coll...
$174
1981 Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 198?-P Dime -- MS66 PCGS. ...
$1,058
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Major Straight Clip, Struck 20% Off Center -- MS64 Brown ANACS. 2.51 Grams....
$85
1981 1C Lincoln Cent--On 10C Planchet--MS64 ANACS. From The Alfred V. Melson Collection, Part Two. ...
$402
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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