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Gary's 20th Century Type Set
1c LINCOLN MEMORIAL 1959-1999
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Origin/Country:
United States
Design Description:
CENTS - LINCOLN, MEMORIAL REVERSE
Item Description:
1C 1959 D
Grade:
PCGS MS 65 RD
Owner:
coinsbygary
Winning Set:
Gary's 20th Century Type Set
Date Added:
9/6/2009
Research:
See NGC's Census Report for this Coin
Owner's Description
With the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth in 1959 comes the introduction of the "Lincoln Memorial" reverse to the Lincoln Cent. This red MS-65, 1959-D, Lincoln Cent is a first year example of the “Lincoln Memorial” type that has continued for 50 years up through 2008. For 2009, a series of four separate reverse designs commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth and 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Cent. In 1973, due to the rising price of copper, the mint experimented with changing the composition of the Lincoln Cent from bronze to aluminum. Subsequently, the mint settled on a copper plated zinc composition, due in part to aluminum’s potential failure of detection on x-rays of swallowed coins.
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