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1968-S 1C Lincoln Cent -- 1967 Costa Rica 5 Centavos Struck Into Obverse -- MS66 NGC....

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1968-S Lincoln Cent, MS66
1967 Costa Rica 5 Centavos
Struck Into the Obverse

1968-S 1C Lincoln Cent -- 1967 Costa Rica 5 Centavos Struck Into Obverse -- MS66 NGC. 4 grams. According to Numista.com, 4,840,000 Costa Rica 5 centavos were struck at the San Francisco Mint during 1968. Those coins were dated 1967, and were struck in stainless steel with a weight of 0.875 grams and a diameter of 14.92 mm. Bronze Lincoln cents have a statutory weight of 3.11 grams, thus the combined weight of a Bronze Lincoln cent and a 1967 Costa Rica 5 centavos should be 3.885 grams, within 0.015 grams of the weight stated on the insert. Apparently, a struck 5 centavos inadvertently ended up in a bin of cent planchets, and was fed together with a cent planchet between 1968-S cent dies. The 5 centavos was well-centered over the cent planchet, and situated between the obverse die and the cent planchet. The cent reverse has a normal appearance save for a "railroad rim" near 3 o'clock. A similar railroad rim is also present on the obverse near 3 o'clock. Much of the 5 centavos obverse design is evident, including the 1967 date near the top of Lincoln's head.

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2023 May 3 - 7 CSNS US Coins Signature® Auction #1359 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
May, 2023
3rd-7th Wednesday-Sunday
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