United States 1964 cent

Stack's Bowers October 2020 auction, part of lot 92423

This specimen was part of lot 92423 in Stack's Bowers October 2020, which sold for $204. The lot description noted, "1964 Proof Set with Accented Hair Kennedy Half Dollar (PCGS). Included are: Kennedy Half Dollar, Accented Hair Proof-66 DCAM; Washington Quarter Proof-67; Roosevelt Dime Proof-67; Jefferson Nickel Proof-67; and Lincoln Cent Proof-66 RD." The Lincoln cent was introduced in 1909 to replace the Indian Head cent. In 1959, the reverse was redesigned to feature the Lincoln Memorial, which design was used until 2008.

Recorded Mintage: 2,648,575,000 plus 3,950,762 proofs.

Specification: 3.11 g, brass, 19 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 201.

Source:

• Taylor, Sol, The Standard Guide to the Lincoln Cent, N. Hollywood, CA, 1983.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1958 cent
• 1964 5 cents
• 1964 dime
• 1964 quarter
• 1964 Kennedy half dollar
• 1967 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1964
• return to United States Lincoln Memorial Cents (1959-2008)