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The 1974 aluminum cent was a one-cent coin proposed by the United States Mint in 1973. It was composed of an alloy of aluminum and trace metals, and it was intended to replace the predominantly copper– zinc cent due to the rising costs of coin production in the traditional bronze alloy.
Estimated value: Between $250,000 and $2 million The 1974 Aluminum Lincoln Cent is an elusive and highly valuable coin, notable for its unique composition. In 1974, the U.S. Mint experimented with ...
Aluminum was chosen, and over 1.5 million samples of the 1974 aluminum cent were struck before ultimately being rejected. The cent's composition was changed in 1982 because the value of the copper in the coin started to rise above one cent. [8] Some 1982 cents used the 97.5% zinc composition, while others used the 95% copper composition.
Aluminum cent 1¢ 0.937 g 19.05 mm 96% Al 4% trace metals plain 1973–1975 1,579,324 coins dated 1974 were produced, but were not put in circulation and nearly all were later destroyed. [2] Two-cent billon 2¢ 3.84 g ~13.00 mm 90% Cu 10% Ag plain 1836 [3] Two and a half cent piece 2.5¢ unknown unknown unknown unknown never minted
1974 (P) 801,456,000 D 353,160,300 S 2,612,568 Proof only Bicentennial reverse (1976) ... United States cent mintage figures. Lincoln cent mintage figures;
Only 2 1815 large cents were produced, because of copper shortages for the War of 1812. ... 1943 steel cent; 1955 doubled die cent; 1974 aluminum cent;
1974 aluminum cent [ edit ] I've pretty much exhausted all "reasonable" online sources, added "The Book" on US Patterns into the article for the required print source to verify the online sources and much of the facts in the article, and did a minor cleanup of sorts.
Category: One-cent coins of the United States. 3 languages. Galego; ... 1943 steel cent; 1955 doubled die cent; 1974 aluminum cent; C. Chain cent; Coronet large cent; F.