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image for: 1938 1C Proof Set NGC. Cent PR63 Red; Nickel PR66; Dime PR65 NGC; Quarter PR64 NGC; and a Half Dollar PR64 NGC. ... (Total: 5 coins)

1938 1C Proof Set NGC. Cent PR63 Red; Nickel PR66; Dime PR65 NGC; Quarter PR64 NGC; and a Half Dollar PR64 NGC. ... (Total: 5 coins)
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1938 1C Proof Set NGC. The set includes: 1C PR65 Red and Brown, 5C PR64, 10C PR66, 25C PR66 and 50C PR65.... (Total: 5 coins)
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1938 Lincoln Cent. Proof-64 BN (PCGS).
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1938 1C PR64 Red NGC. NGC Census: (4/2). PCGS Population: (11/20). Mintage 14,734....
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1938 1C PR64 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (6/0). NGC Census: (4/2). Mintage: 14,734. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free ...
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1938 1C Proof Set NGC. Cent PR63 Red; Nickel PR66; Dime PR65 NGC; Quarter PR64 NGC; and a Half Dollar PR64 NGC. ... (Total: 5 coins)
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Five-Piece 1938 Proof Set PCGS. The set is housed in separate holders with consecutive certification numbers, and includes: ... (Total: 5 coins)
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1938 1C PR63 Brown PCGS. PCGS Population (3/5). NGC Census: (3/5). Mintage: 14,734. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin...
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1938 1C --Altered Color--NCS. Proof. NGC Census: (0/12). PCGS Population (0/8). Mintage: 14,734. (#3339)...
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1938 1C --Environmental Damage--ANACS. Proof 60 Details....
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Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 2511)

The 1938 Cent is part of a series of Lincoln obverse, Wheat reverse coins struck from 1909-1958. Struck in Philadelphia and designated as a Business (PR) strike, this coin is made of 95% copper; 5% tin & zinc from a mintage of 14,734 struck.

The run of proof 1938 Lincoln cents is much higher than any single-issue production of proof coins that came before, and increasing mintages became the case for proof coinage of the 1930s and early 1940s, with most successive years bringing higher proof mintages than the previous. And while the 1938 proof Lincoln cent is not really a scarce issue by mintage, it is more difficult to find in the higher grades, particularly PR67 and above.
Obverse: Bust of Abraham Lincoln framed by IN GOD WE TRUST on the top periphery. The word LIBERTY to the left of the portait and the date postioned on the right side.
Reverse: Wheat ears flanking the words ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM on the top perimeter.

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Catalog Detail

GSID:	2511
Coin Date:	1938
Denomination:	1c / Cent
Designation:	PR
Mint Mark:	P
Mint Location:	Philadelphia
Mintage:	14,734
Coinage Type:	Lincoln obverse, Wheat reverse
Coinage Years:	1909-1958
Composition:	95% copper; 5% tin & zinc
Strike Type:	Proof
Diameter:	19 mm
Weight:	3.11 gr
Coin Shape:	Round
Designer:	Victor D. Brenner
Obverse Lettering:	IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY, 1938
Obverse Designer:	Victor D. Brenner
Reverse Lettering:	E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE CENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Reverse Designer:	Victor D. Brenner
PCGS #:	3339
NGC ID:	22L5
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