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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:
312884
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 #:
3042
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Worth: $0 – $4
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Worth: $0 – $9
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Zinc, 1982-2008 MS BN [Type]
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Worth: $0 – $4
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Zinc, 1982-2008 MS RB [Type]
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Worth: $0 – $4
Lincoln Cent 1c Memorial Reverse, Zinc, 1982-2008 MS RD [Type]
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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
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 25% Off Center -- MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Ex: The Peh Family Collection. PCGS Population: 1...
$64
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 50% Off Center -- MS63 Red and Brown NGC. Ex: I. Igor Collection....
$99
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Foldover Strike -- MS66 Red and Brown NGC.From The Michael Sussman Collection...
$1,320
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 65% Off Center @9:00 -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. ...
$77
(1981) 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 55% Off Center -- MS65 Red and Brown NGC. ...
$89
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Indent -- MS64 Red and Brown ANACS. From the Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part IV. ...
$49
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Late Stage Die Cap Strike -- MS62 Red and Brown PCGS. ...
$51
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Foldover Strike -- MS66 Red and Brown NGC. ...
$1,058
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 70% Off Center @7:30 -- MS63 Red and Brown ANACS. From the Don Bonser Error Coin Collec...
$132
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 85% Off Center, Stretch Strike -- MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Co...
$168
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Major Die Break -- MS63 Red and Brown ANACS. From the Don Bonser Error Coin Collection Part IV...
$55
1981 1C Cent -- Foldover Strike -- MS64 Red and Brown NGC. ...
$810
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 80% Off Center, Stretch Strike -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Error Co...
$138
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Struck 35% Off Center -- MS64 Red and Brown NGC. ...
$59
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck, Second Strike 85% Off Center -- MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. From The Don Bonser Er...
$144
1981 1C Lincoln Cent -- Bonded Pair -- MS64 Red and Brown NGC. ...
$1,762
1981 1C Cent--Mated Pair--both coins graded MS63 Red and Brown NGC. From The Victoria Collection. ... (Total: 2 coins)
$253
1981 Lincoln Cent -- Double Struck Flip Over, 2nd Strike 85% Off-Center -- MS64 Red and Brown NGC; 1982 Lincoln Cent, Large Da... (Total: 3 coins)
$223
1981 Cent--Struck Thru Late Die Cap--MS63 Red and Brown ANACS....
$27
1981 1C Lincoln Cent--Triple Struck, 50% and 70% Off Center--MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. ...
$1,035
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