FG are the initials of Frank Gasparro, who designed the Lincoln Memorial reverse.
The "FG" on a 1984 US penny stands for the initials of the coin's designer, Frank Gasparro. He served as the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1965 to 1981.
The abbreviation of FG on a U.S. penny stands for the name of the man who designed the back part of the coin. His name was Frank Gasparro.
In 1959, the US Treasury bgan minting Lincoln Cents that were 0.950% copper; also, a new reverse design of the Lincoln Memorial was composed by Frank Gasparro (FG)!
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I believe 10K FG means 10 Caret Fine Gold.
FG stands for the designer of this coin, Frank Gasparro.
That probably depends what you mean by a "penny". The first US penny was minted in 1787. The first British penny was minted in 790 AD. See Related Links.
FG are the initials of Frank Gasparro, he disigned the reverse of the coin. Gilroy Roberts did the obverse.
The letters "FG" to the right of the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse of US cents minted since 1959 are the initials of Frank Gasparro, the Chief Engraver of the US Mint and designer of the Lincoln Memorial reverse. He also designed numerous other faces of coins, including the Susan B. Anthony dollar (both obverse and reverse, if memory serves). On the front side the letters are VDB