1921 S Lincoln Cent
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- This item is Cataloged Online in my Personal Coin Collection
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- G-4
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Item Description
Mint: San Francisco
Mintage: 15,274,000
Catalog: KM-132
Obverse Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Reverse Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Composition: Bronze
Weight: 3.11 Grams
Diameter: 19mm
Edge: Plain
Fully red gems of this issue are extremely rare, though Mint State examples of so-so quality are not hard to find. The coin illustrated has an exceptionally sharp obverse from a fresh die, while its reverse reveals the effects of overuse (since reverse dies carried no date, they did not have to be discarded at the end of each year, but instead were used until they failed completely).
This date was widely hoarded from circulation starting in the mid 1930s, so well worn examples are more common than their relatively low mintage would suggest. Some are difficult to attribute as 1921-S cents, since the mintmark was shallowly punched on one or more obverse dies this year.
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