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1962
| Weight | 3.11 g |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 609,263,019 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 95% Copper, 5% Zinc |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner / Frank Gasparro |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-616 |
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The Philadelphia Mint produced about 609 million cents in 1962, a year when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world closer to nuclear war than at any point before or since. For thirteen days in October, President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev faced off over the placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba. Americans watched their televisions and waited.
Against that tense backdrop, the penny remained utterly unchanged. The 1962 Philadelphia cent carries no mintmark and circulated widely. It is common in all grades and inexpensive for collectors. Its ordinariness stands in sharp contrast to the extraordinary year in which it was made.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $0.10 | $0.15 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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