1997-D
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Mint | Denver |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 4,576,555,000 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Copper-plated Zinc (97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper) |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner / Frank Gasparro |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-749 |
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Denver struck over 4.57 billion cents in 1997, bearing the "D" mintmark. The Hale-Bopp comet was visible to the naked eye for much of the spring, the brightest comet in decades. The Heaven's Gate mass suicide in March, carried out by a cult whose members believed they would join an alien spacecraft following the comet, was among the year's most disturbing events.
The 1997-D is common and readily available. Collectors include it as a standard entry. Its mintage, while lower than the peak years of the early 1990s, is still measured in the billions.
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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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