PCGS Nos: 5886

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 417,341,364
Proofs: 0

Designer: John Flanagan

Diameter: ±24.3 millimeters

Metal content:
Outer layers - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Center - 100% Copper

Weight: ±88 grains (±5.7 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mintmark: "D" (for Denver, CO) on the obverse just right of the ribbon

Varieties:

Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 63 MS-67's.

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service