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1927-S ONE CENT

PCGS Nos: 2582, 2583, 2584

Mintage:

Circulation strikes: 14,276,000
Proofs: 
0

Designer: Victor David Brenner

Diameter: 19 millimeters

Metal content:
Copper - 95%
Tin and Zinc - 5%

Weight: 48 grains (3.11 grams)

Edge: Plain

Mintmark: "S" (for San Francisco, CA) below the date

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Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-64 Red.  Ex – American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,” July 25, 2003 , Lot 264, illustrated, sold for $1,265.00

Notes:
The finest Brown example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65BN.

The finest Red-Brown examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-65RB's.

The finest Red examples graded by PCGS are 16 MS-65RD's.

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

 
 

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