🇺🇸 1987 Lincoln Memorial Cent – PCGS MS67 RD – KM# 201b

This listing features a 1987 Lincoln Memorial Cent certified PCGS MS67 RD — a superb gem Uncirculated example struck at the Philadelphia Mint with no mint mark, retaining full brilliant original red color. MS67 is a truly elite grade — two full steps above the standard gem MS65 threshold — reserved for coins with virtually flawless surfaces, outstanding luster, and a razor-sharp strike. The RD designation confirms 95% or more of the coin's original brilliant red mint color is fully intact. At this grade level, PCGS-certified examples represent only the most exceptional survivors from a coin struck for everyday circulation — making this a genuinely premium piece for Lincoln Cent specialists and registry set builders.

🔍 Coin Details

• Year: 1987
• Country: United States
• Denomination: 1 Cent
• Composition: Copper-Plated Zinc (97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper)
• Weight: 2.5 g
• Diameter: 19.05 mm
• Grade: PCGS MS67 RD
• Color: Red (RD)
• Catalog Reference: KM# 201b
• Mint: Philadelphia Mint (no mint mark)
• Designer: Victor D. Brenner (obverse) / Frank Gasparro (reverse)
• Certification: PCGS

🏛️ Official Design Descriptions

• Obverse: Right-facing portrait bust of President Abraham Lincoln with IN GOD WE TRUST above, LIBERTY to the left, and the date 1987 to the lower right. No mint mark — Philadelphia issue. Designer's initials VDB appear on Lincoln's shoulder truncation.
• Reverse: Front facade of the Lincoln Memorial with ONE CENT and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounding the design and E PLURIBUS UNUM above the memorial. Designed by Frank Gasparro.
• Edge: Plain (smooth).

💡 Key Highlights

• PCGS MS67 RD — Superb Gem Quality, Two Steps Above Standard Gem: MS67 is an elite grade reserved for coins with virtually flawless surfaces, outstanding luster, and a razor-sharp strike — two full steps above the standard gem MS65 threshold and a full step above the already demanding MS66. At this level, PCGS examiners are looking for coins with essentially no distracting contact marks, exceptional eye appeal, and fully preserved original red surfaces. For a copper-plated zinc cent struck for everyday circulation, MS67 RD represents a genuinely remarkable level of preservation.
• No Mint Mark — The Philadelphia Issue: The absence of a mint mark identifies this coin as struck at the Philadelphia Mint — the oldest and most historic of the United States Mint facilities, established in 1792 as the first mint of the new republic. Philadelphia cents carry no mint mark by long-standing tradition, and the 1987 Philadelphia issue was struck in very large numbers for circulation — making PCGS-certified MS67 RD examples an extraordinarily select fraction of the original production.
• Early Copper-Plated Zinc Era — A Transitional Collecting Niche: The 1987 belongs to the early years of the copper-plated zinc cent series introduced in 1982, when rising copper prices made the traditional bronze cent economically impractical. The thin copper plating of zinc-core cents is particularly susceptible to spotting, toning, and environmental damage — making the preservation of full original red surfaces in MS67 condition a genuinely challenging numismatic achievement that collectors and registry set builders actively recognize and prize.
• The Lincoln Memorial Reverse — Frank Gasparro's Enduring Design: The Lincoln Memorial reverse was designed by Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro and introduced in 1959 to mark the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The Memorial reverse graced the Lincoln Cent for over five decades — from 1959 through 2008 — making it the longest-running reverse design in the coin's history. Sharp-eyed collectors have long noted the tiny seated figure of Lincoln visible within the memorial's columns, making this one of the few U.S. coins to depict the same historical figure on both sides.

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