Obverse
Abraham Lincoln portrait by Victor D. Brenner.
WORLD COINS · UNITED STATES · 1997 PROOF
1997-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof
San Francisco Mint · Lincoln Memorial Cent · Standard Clad Set
01 IDENTITY
Coin Identity
CountryUnited States
Denomination1 Cent
Year1997
Mint MarkS
MintUnited States Mint · San Francisco
FinishStandard Clad Proof
Parent Product1997-S U.S. Standard Proof Set
02 PHYSICAL PROFILE
Physical Specifications
CompositionCopper-plated zinc (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper)
Weight2.50 g
Diameter19.05 mm
Thickness1.30 mm
EdgePlain
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
ShapeRound
03 DESIGN & CONTEXT
Design
Reverse
Lincoln Memorial design by Frank Gasparro.
The 1997-S proof cent has a copper-plated zinc core; it is not the pre-1982 bronze cent. User-supplied Numista /42 covers earlier bronze cents; /43 is the proper zinc-cent type for 1997-S.
04 ISSUE & MINTAGE
Issue Information
Issue Year1997
Mint MarkS
FinishCollector Proof
Reported Standard Clad Set Quantity1,975,000 sets (secondary catalogues)
Individual Proof Coin MintageNot independently asserted for this set
The reported set quantity is for the standard five-coin clad proof set, not the total production of every 1997-S proof coin. Some denominations also appear in separate silver proof products.
05 COLLECTION RECORD
Archive Information
Archive IDUS-1997-S-1C-CLAD-PROOF
QR Short Codeusps97c
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/usps97c
Parent Proof Set1997 United States Proof Set
Canonical URLhttps://www.metacoinart.com/world-coins/united-states/proof-set/1997/cent/
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL SOURCE
United States Mint · Proof Sets
Official explanation of the proof finish and the annual collector-set program.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL SOURCE
United States Mint · Coin Specifications
Official denomination weights, sizes and composition; consulted for the period-appropriate clad and plated-zinc profiles.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY REFERENCE
Greysheet · 1997-S Five-Coin Clad Proof Set
Independent catalogue identification and the historical 1,975,000-set figure.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE
Numista · Lincoln Memorial Cent Type
Secondary catalogue cross-check only; no images, pricing tables or descriptions reproduced.
Open reference ↗