1922 "Plain" ONE CENT
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 7,160,000 (combined mintage of 1922
varieties)
Proofs: 0
Designer: Victor
David Brenner
Diameter: 19
millimeters
Metal content:
Copper - 95%
Tin and Zinc - 5%
Weight: 48
grains (3.11 grams)
Edge: None below
the date (this coin was actually struck at Denver, Colorado)
Mintmark: None
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Images courtesy of Superior
Galleries
Notes:
This rare variety was caused when the mintmark became filled with crud on a worn die. The "Strong" reverse variety is the most desirable and valuable.
The finest "Strong Reverse" Brown example graded by PCGS is a
single MS-64BN. The finest "Strong Reverse" Red-Brown examples
graded by PCGS are 2 MS-65RB's. The finest "Strong
Reverse" Red example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64RD.
The finest "Weak Reverse" Brown examples graded by PCGS are 5
MS-63BN's. The finest "Weak Reverse" Red-Brown examples
graded by PCGS are 7 MS-64RB's. The finest "Weak Reverse"
Red examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-64RD's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003"
by The Professional Coin Grading Service
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