1966 1c Special Mint Set RD

Coin / United States of America / 1c / Lincoln Cents / 1966 / San Francisco

Issued with the Special Mint Sets (SMS) that were issued from 1965-1967 in lieu of proof sets. A few 1964 sets were issued as experiments and are very rare.

Country United States of America
Year 1966
Serie Lincoln Cents
Denomination 1c
Mint San Francisco
coinage-type Lincoln obverse; Memorial reverse
desg SMS
designer Victor Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse)
diameter 19
edge Plain
material 95% copper; 5% zinc
mintage 2,261,583
ngc-id 22LV
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 positioned on the right side.
pcgs-link 3293
pcgs-number 3293
reverse-description Lincoln memorial building centered with words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on top and bottom periphery. E PLURIBUS UNUM centered above the top of the memorial.
variety Special Mint Set
weight-grams 3.11
year-display 1959-2008