Specifications
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Mint: San Francisco (“S” mint mark)
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Date: 1910
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Mintage: 6,045,000
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Composition: 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc
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Weight: 3.11 grams
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Diameter: 19.05 mm
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Edge: Plain
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Designer: Victor David Brenner
(Obverse: bust of Abraham Lincoln; Reverse: wheat ears and denomination)
Uncirculated Grades (Worn coins)
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Good (G4–G6)
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Outline of Lincoln’s profile visible
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Major lettering and date readable but worn smooth
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Reverse wheat stalks are flat or nearly gone
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Very Good (VG8–VG10)
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Full outline of Lincoln with more facial detail
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Reverse wheat ears mostly flat but well defined around edges
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Fine (F12–F15)
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LIBERTY and date fully visible
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Light details in Lincoln’s hair and cheek
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Reverse wheat lines faint but more visible
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Very Fine (VF20–VF35)
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Light even wear on high points
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Hair and jaw details are clear
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Wheat lines are visible but slightly worn
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Extremely Fine (EF/XF40–XF45)
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Slight wear on Lincoln’s cheekbone, jaw, and coat
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Most hair details and wheat lines present
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Sharp date and lettering
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About Uncirculated (AU50–AU58)
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Traces of wear on highest points (jawline, coat collar)
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Nearly full luster present
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Strong reverse detail with only minor friction
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Uncirculated Grades (Mint State / BU)
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MS60 (Unc.)
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No wear; may have heavy marks or poor strike
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Dull or spotted luster possible
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MS63 (Choice BU)
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No wear, good strike with minor bag marks
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Luster is present but not necessarily full
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MS65 (Gem BU)
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Strong eye appeal, full mint luster
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Very few small contact marks
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Well-struck devices
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MS67–MS70
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Nearly perfect surface and strike
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Full cartwheel luster and vibrant color
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MS70 is theoretical perfection—rarely assigned
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Color Designations (for copper coins like Lincoln cents)
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BN (Brown) – Full brown toning, no significant red areas
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RB (Red/Brown) – 5%–95% original red color, blended with brown
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RD (Red) – At least 95% original red mint color
