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The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. The obverse or heads side was designed by Victor David Brenner , as was the original reverse, depicting two stalks of wheat (thus "wheat pennies", struck 1909–1958).
Below are the mintage figures for the Lincoln cent. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark): P = Philadelphia Mint. D = Denver Mint. S = San Francisco Mint. W = West Point Mint
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is considered to be a key date for the Lincoln cent series due to its low mintage of only 484,000. [24] The US Mint also produced 27,995,000 1909 (no mint mark) Lincoln pennies at its Philadelphia facility. [24] In 2019, Heritage Auctions sold a 1909-S VDB cent graded at MS67 (i.e. mint condition) for $50,400. [25]
1943 steel cents are U.S. one-cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. The Philadelphia , Denver , and San Francisco mints each produced these 1943 Lincoln cents . The unique composition of the coin ( low-grade steel coated with zinc , instead of the previously 95%-copper-based bronze composition) has led to ...
The penny, formally known as the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar.It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance).
Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818
The Lincoln Cent, showing placement of the initials of Victor David Brenner from 1918 onward. Brenner is probably best known for his enduring Lincoln coin design, the obverse of which is the longest-running design in United States Mint history, and perhaps the most reproduced piece of art in world history.
This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion coins. This list also does not include the three-cent nickel, which was largely winding down production by 1887 and has no modern equivalent.