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National mottomotto(date)(mint mark)Abraham Lincolndesigner initials
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IN GOD WE TRUSTLIBERTYD1956VDB
UNITED STATES oF AMERICA
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ONE CENT
Designer: Victor David Brenner Designer: Frank Gasparro
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KM# 132: United States 1 cent (1909 - 1958)
KM# 132a: United States 1 cent (1943)
KM# 468: United States 1 cent (2010 - Present)

General

WCDB ID
118
Country
Flag: United States of America United States
Denomination
1 cent
Value
1⁄100 United States dollar (USD)
Dates
AD1959 - 1982

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
3.11 g
Diameter
19.05 mm
Thickness
1.55 mm
Composition
95% Cu, 5% Zn
Color
Brown / Red / Copper Brown / Red / Copper
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Coin: ↑ ↓
Edge
Plain/smooth

References

Wikipedia
Penny (United States coin)
Krause-Mischler
KM# 201
Numista
N# 42