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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:
312917
Designer:
Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
Obverse Designer:
Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1986, D
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-D
Denomination:
1c
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Denver
Mint Mark:
D
Mintage:
4,442,866,698
Coinage Type:
Lincoln Cent
Coinage Years:
1983-2008
Composition:
99.2% zinc; 0.8% copper
PCGS #:
3119
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Coin Value History
1986-D 1c MS BN
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1986-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck On An Unplated Planchet -- MS66 NGC. (2.48 grams)....
$264
1986-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck On 100% Unplated Zinc Planchet -- MS64 PCGS. From the Fred Weinberg Collection....
$336
1986-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 85% Off Center @10:30 -- MS60 ANACS. From the Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part I...
$456
1986-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck on Clad 10C Planchet -- MS63 PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part II....
$1,920
1986-D 1C MS65 Brown ICG. Mint Error: Struck on Unplated Zinc Planchet. PCGS Population: (0/0). NGC Census: (0/0)....
$172
1986-D Lincoln Cent--Struck on an Unplated Planchet. 2.48 Grams--MS-66 (NGC).
$298
1986-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Unplated Planchet -- MS64 ANACS. ...
$106
1986-D 1C Lincoln Cent -- Unplated Planchet -- MS60 ANACS. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (0/3)....
$69
1986-D 1C Lincoln Cent--Struck on an Unplated Planchet--MS63 ANACS....
$285
1986 1C Cent--On Unplated Planchet--MS66 NGC. 2.46GR. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/0). (#661986)...
$161
1986-D 1C Cent--100% Unplated Planchet--MS64 PCGS. ...
$138
1986-D 1C Cent--Unplated Planchet--MS63 ANACS. None of ...
$107
1986-D 1C Cent--Unplated Planchet--MS63 ANACS. At first gl...
$144
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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