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2012-S Proof
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Mint | San Francisco |
| Strike | Proof |
| Mintage | 1,237,415 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Copper-plated Zinc (97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper) |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-824 |
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The 2012-S Proof Lincoln Shield cent was struck at the San Francisco Mint for the annual proof set. Production dropped to approximately 1.24 million pieces, reflecting a continuing decline in proof set sales from the peak years of the mid-2000s. The proof cent features the deep mirror finish and frosted cameo devices that distinguish San Francisco proof coinage from circulation strikes.
The lower proof mintage of 2012 makes these coins incrementally scarcer than the 2010 and 2011 proof cents, though all remain affordable and readily available in the secondary market. Proof collectors who build year-by-year sets of Lincoln cents consider the Shield series proofs a natural continuation of the Memorial reverse proofs that ended in 2008 and the bicentennial proofs of 2009.
Reference data only — not an appraisal.
| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR-63 | Proof (PR) | — | — |
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