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2005
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 3,935,600,000 |
| 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-774 |
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The Philadelphia Mint produced over 3.93 billion cents in 2005. Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in August, killing over 1,800 people and destroying much of New Orleans. The federal government's slow response became a defining failure of the Bush administration. The Iraq War ground on with no clear end in sight.
The 2005 Philadelphia cent carries no mintmark and is common in all grades. It circulated during one of the worst natural disaster years in American history. Collectors include it as a standard entry in their sets.
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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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