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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. [7] 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
The 1974 aluminum cent; The only known 1928 $5000 gold certificate, serial number A00000001A (the note has repaired tear)
1974 aluminum cent, by Victor David Brenner, Frank Gasparro and the United States Mint. Half-union (J-1546), by William Barber, James B. Longacre and the United ...
The United States mint has placed restrictions on the sale of modern patterns that do resemble coins, such as the 1974 aluminum cent. [ citation needed ] One of the most expansive collections of American pattern coins is the Harry W. Bass, Jr. collection housed at the American Numismatic Association Money Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado .
Immigration advocacy groups and Democratic leaders are seeking to disrupt President-elect Donald Trump's plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants by pre-drafting lawsuits that could be ...