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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:
2280
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1986
Reverse Designer:
Frank Gasparro
Reverse Lettering:
E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Weight (gr):
2.5 gr
Weight (oz):
0.09 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
19
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Coin Date:
1986
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
4,491,395,493
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1983-2008
Composition:
99.2% zinc; 0.8% copper
PCGS #:
3124
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Coin Value History
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1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Denomination on a 1985-P Dime -- MS66 PCGS....
$2,880
1986-X 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 50% Off Center -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS....
$73
1986 1C MS69 Red PCGS. Nearly 4.5 billion Lincoln Memorial cents made it out of the Philadelphia Mint in 1986, among them t...
$5,760
1986 1C MS68 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (57/3). NGC Census: (31/3). CDN: $125 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS68. ...
$105
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Flipover Double Struck, Second Strike 80% Off Center -- MS67 Red NGC. ...
$360
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 65% Off Center @11:00 -- MS65 Red PCGS. ...
$79
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 45% Off Center @1:00 -- MS64 Red ANACS. From the Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part ...
$252
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 95% Off Center @10:30 and Uniface -- MS62 Red ANACS. From the Don Bonser Error Coin Col...
$432
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on a 1986-P 10C -- AU58 NGC. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part I. ...
$720
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 65% Off Center -- MS66 Red NGC....
$59
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 85% Off Center @9:00 -- MS63 Red ANACS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection, Pa...
$30
1C 1986 NGC MS69 RD
$852
1986 1C MS68 Red PCGS. PCGS Population: (57/2). NGC Census: (31/3). CDN: $125 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS68. ...
$134
1986 1c PCGS MS67 RD
$25
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Fold Over Strike -- MS65 Red NGC. ...
$552
1986 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on a 1986-P Dime--MS64 NGC. ...
$862
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 35% Off Center -- MS66 Red NGC. ...
$138
1986 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 60% Off Center @8:30 -- MS63 Red ANACS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection, Pa...
$32
1986 1c PCGS MS68 RD
$196
1986 1C MS67+ Red PCGS. PCGS Population (219/31). NGC Census: (280/67). Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PCGS co...
$32
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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