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1972-S
| Weight | 3.11 g |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Mint | San Francisco |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 376,939,108 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 95% Copper, 5% Zinc |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner / Frank Gasparro |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-657 |
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No additional varieties recorded for this strike.
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San Francisco produced approximately 377 million cents for circulation in 1972 with the "S" mintmark. The facility continued its pattern of lower-volume circulation production alongside its growing proof coinage operations.
The 1972-S is not scarce, but its mintage is considerably lower than the Philadelphia and Denver issues. It is available in all grades without difficulty. Collectors who pursue a complete set by date and mintmark include it routinely. San Francisco would stop producing circulation-strike cents in the next few years, making the early 1970s "S" mint cents an interesting subset of the Memorial series.
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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) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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