1983 Proof Set (Lastufka Collection)
1C

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: CENTS - LINCOLN, MEMORIAL REVERSE, PROOF
Item Description: 1C 1983 S
Full Grade: NGC PF 69 RD ULTRA CAMEO
Owner: Lastufka Collection

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Composition: Copper-Plated Zinc
Diameter: 19mm
Mintage: 3,279,126

Obverse: A Portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, introduced in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Designed by Victor D. Brenner.

Reverse: The Lincoln Memorial building, introduced in 1959 on the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Designed by Frank Gasparro.

This coin came from the US Mint Proof Set my dad bought and saved for me, as it's my birth year. I sent the set in for grading when I started collecting coins around 2010.

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