1974-D Large Date Lincoln cent - GEM BU

1974 was a year of experimentation that many novice collectors never learned about until many years later. Copper was getting more expensive, so the Mint decided to test new materials for making cents. The worked with aluminum, but ultimately decided not to change the composition of the cent.

One thing that did change, however, was a hub design change that wasn't even known until years later. This hub design change produced two different date sizes for all three mints for 1974, making six different possible business strike issues. This is one of those issues. You need one of these for a GEM Memorial set, and this one comes at a very reasonable price for a tough coin!

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