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Entry Details
PCGS Number: 37931 Coin Date: 1955-S/S/S Denomination (Short): 1c Denomination (Long): Cent Variety: Repunched Mintmark Variety 2: FS-501 Desg: MS Mint Mark: S Composition: 95% copper; 5% zinc & tin Mintage: 44,610,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Lincoln, Wheat reverse (Bronze) Coinage Years: 1909-1958 Mint Location: San Francisco Diameter: 19 Weight (Grams): 3.11 Designer: Victor D. Brenner Edge: Plain Obverse Description: Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portrait and the date and mintmark (If any) positioned on the right side. Reverse Description: Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter. General Notes: The 1955-S Lincoln cent became among the last circulating coins bearing an S mintmark until the late 1960s. Despite this fact, the 1955-S Lincoln cent isn't a particularly scarce coin by any measure, at least not in the case of circulating or lower-end uncirculated examples. The 1955-S Lincoln cent is scarce in grades of MS67 and significantly rare at any level higher. PCGS #: 37931 NGC ID: 22FJ
