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Obverse
United States Lincoln Cent
Value	1 cent (.01 US dollars)
Mass	2.5 g (current composition). Bronze cents from 1909 to 1982 are 3.11 g; wartime steel cents are 2.7 g
Diameter	19.05 mm (0.750 in)
Edge	Plain
Composition	1909–1942, 1944–1982: 95% copper, remainder tin or zinc 1943: zinc-plated steel 1982–present: copper-plated zinc (97.5% Zn, 2.5% Cu)
Years of minting	1909–present
Mint marks	P (2017 only), D, S, W (2019 only). Under date on obverse. No mint marks used from 1965 to 1967, in any year except 2017 at the Philadelphia Mint, or in any year except 2019 at the West Point Mint.

Design	Abraham Lincoln
Designer	Victor D. Brenner
Design date	1909 (before 1918 omitting VDB on the cutoff of the bust; modified in 2010)

.01 Cents We Have For Sale

	CGS 1988-s PR69RD DCAM .01 Lincoln Cent GEM - CGS 1988-s PR69RD DCAM .01 Lincoln Cent GEM
	PCGS 1996-s PR69RD DCAM .01 Lincoln Cent Red GEM - PCGS 1996-s PR69RD DCAM .01 Lincoln Cent Red GEM
	2009-S LINCOLN PROFESSIONAL PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 49553654 - 2009-S LINCOLN PROFESSIONAL PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 49553654
	2009-S LINCOLN PRESIDENCY PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 49553727 - 2009-S LINCOLN PRESIDENCY PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 49553727
	2009-S FORMATIVE - YEARS PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 49553700 - 2009-S FORMATIVE - YEARS PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 49553700
	2009-S EARLY CHILDHOOD PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 69553590 - 2009-S EARLY CHILDHOOD PROOF LINCOLN CENT PCGS PR69RD DCAM 69553590

Lincoln Cent Mintage Figures
Refrence Wickopedia

VDB on reverse, 1909 (Bronze)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1909	(P)	27,995,000
	S	484,000
	(P)	1,194	Matte proof

No VDB on reverse, 1909–1917 (Bronze)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1909	(P)	72,702,618
	S	1,825,000
	(P)	2,352	Matte proof
1910	(P)	146,801,218
	S	6,045,000
	(P)	4,083	Matte proof
1911	(P)	101,177,787
	D	12,672,000	First time Denver produced the cent
	S	4,026,000
	(P)	2,411	Matte proof
1912	(P)	68,153,060
	D	10,411,000
	S	4,431,000
	(P)	2,145	Matte proof
1913	(P)	76,532,352
	D	15,804,000
	S	6,101,000
	(P)	2,848	Matte proof
1914	(P)	75,238,432
	D	1,193,000	Many counterfeits exist
	S	4,137,000
	(P)	1,365	Matte proof
1915	(P)	29,092,120
	D	22,050,000
	S	4,833,000
	(P)	1,050	Matte proof
1916	(P)	131,832,627
	D	35,956,000
	S	22,510,000
	(P)	1,050	Matte proof
1917	(P)	196,429,785
	D	55,120,000
	S	32,620,000
	(P)	?	Matte proof, struck illegally, 1 known to exist^[1]

VDB on Lincoln's bust, 1918–1942 (Bronze)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1918	(P)	288,104,634
	D	47,830,000
	S	34,680,000
1919	(P)	392,021,000
	D	57,154,000
	S	139,760,000
1920	(P)	310,165,000
	D	49,280,000
	S	46,220,000
1921	(P)	39,157,000
1921	S	15,274,000
1922	D	7,160,000
1922	(D)	^	Error, many counterfeits exist
1923	(P)	74,723,000
1923	S	8,700,000
1924	(P)	75,178,000
	D	2,520,000
	S	11,696,000
1925	(P)	139,949,000
	D	22,580,000
	S	26,380,000
1926	(P)	157,088,000
	D	28,020,000
	S	4,550,000
1927	(P)	144,440,000
	D	27,170,000
	S	14,276,000
1928	(P)	134,116,000
	D	31,170,000
	S	17,266,000
1929	(P)	185,262,000
	D	41,730,000
	S	50,148,000
1930	(P)	157,415,000
	D	40,100,000
	S	24,286,000
1931	(P)	19,396,000
	D	4,480,000
	S	866,000
1932	(P)	9,062,000
1932	D	10,500,000
1933	(P)	14,360,000
1933	D	6,200,000
1934	(P)	219,080,000
1934	D	28,446,000
1935	(P)	245,388,000
	D	47,000,000
	S	38,702,000
1936	(P)	309,632,000
	D	40,620,000
	S	29,130,000
	(P)	5,569	Proof, Satin finish (Type 1)
	(P)	^	Proof, Brilliant finish (Type 2)
1937	(P)	309,170,000
	D	50,430,000
	S	34,500,000
	(P)	9,320	Proof
1938	(P)	156,682,000
	D	20,010,000
	S	15,180,000
	(P)	14,734	Proof
1939	(P)	316,466,000
	D	15,160,000
	S	52,070,000
	(P)	13,520	Proof
1940	(P)	586,810,000
	D	81,390,000
	S	112,940,000
	(P)	15,872	Proof
1941	(P)	887,018,000
	D	128,700,000
	S	92,360,000
	(P)	21,100	Proof
1942	(P)	657,796,000
	(P)	c2	White metal pattern
	(P)	c1	Aluminum pattern
	(P)	?	Copper-plated Steel pattern
	(P)	?	Zinc-plated Steel pattern
	D	206,698,000
	S	85,590,000
	(P)	32,600	Proof

Wartime cent, 1943 (Zinc-plated Steel except as noted)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1943	(P)	684,628,670
	(P)	c40	12 known to exist in Bronze.
	D	217,660,000
	D	?	Currently unique in Bronze.
	S	191,550,000
	S	?	4 known to exist in Bronze.

Wartime cent, 1944–1946 (Brass except as noted)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1944	(P)	1,435,000,000
	(P)	>27	Zinc-plated Steel. 27 known.
	D	430,578,000
	D	^	D over S
	D	c10	Zinc-plated Steel. 7-10 known.
	S	282,760,000
	S	>1	Zinc-plated Steel. Only 1 known.
1945	(P)	1,040,515,000
	D	266,268,000
	S	181,770,000
1946	(P)	991,655,000
	D	315,690,000
	S	198,100,000

Post-war wheat cent, 1947–1958 (Bronze)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1947	(P)	190,555,000
	D	194,750,000
	S	99,000,000
1948	(P)	317,570,000
	D	172,637,500
	S	81,735,000
1949	(P)	217,775,000
	D	153,132,500
	S	64,290,000
1950	(P)	272,635,000
	D	334,950,000
	S	118,505,000
	(P)	51,383	Proof
1951	(P)	284,576,000
	D	625,355,000
	S	136,010,000
	(P)	57,500	Proof
1952	(P)	186,775,000
	D	746,130,000
	S	137,800,004
	(P)	81,980	Proof
1953	(P)	256,755,000
	D	700,515,000
	S	181,835,000
	(P)	128,800	Proof
1954	(P)	71,640,050
	D	251,552,500
	S	96,190,000
	(P)	233,300	Proof
1955	(P)	330,580,000	Doubled-Die varieties have been found
	D	563,257,500
	S	44,610,000
	(P)	378,200	Proof
1956	(P)	420,745,000
	D	1,098,201,100
	(P)	669,384	Proof
1957	(P)	282,540,000
	D	1,051,342,000
	(P)	1,247,952	Proof
1958	(P)	252,525,000
	D	800,953,300
	(P)	875,652	Proof

Fraser's Lincoln cent

James E. Fraser's Lincoln cent pattern, 1952 (Bronze)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1952	(P)	146^[2]	Pattern. None released to the public.

Lincoln Memorial reverse

Lincoln Memorial cent, 1959–1961 (Bronze)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1959	(P)	609,715,000
	D	1,279,760,000
	(P)	1,149,291	Proof
1960	(P)	586,405,000	Small and Large date varieties
	D	1,580,884,000	Small and Large date varieties
	(P)	1,691,602	Proof, Large Date
	(P)	^	Proof, Small Date
1961	(P)	753,345,000
	D	1,753,266,700
	(P)	3,028,244	Proof

Lincoln Memorial cent, 1962–1982 (Bronze except as noted)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1962	(P)	606,045,000
	D	1,793,148,400
	(P)	3,218,019	Proof
1963	(P)	754,110,000
	D	1,774,020,400
	(P)	3,075,645	Proof
1964	(P)	2,451,945,000	932,780,000 of these were struck in 1965
	D	3,799,071,500	1,933,908,100 of these were struck in 1965
	(S)	196,630,000^[3]	All of these were struck in 1965
	(P)	3,950,762	Proof
1965	(P)	301,470,000^[4]	300,385,000 of these were struck in 1966
	(D)	973,364,900^[5]	All of these were struck in 1966
	(S)	220,030,000^[3]	All of these were struck in 1966
	(S)	2,360,000^[6]	Special Mint Set, satin finish All of these were struck in 1966
1966	(P)	811,100,000^[4]
	(D)	991,431,200^[5]
	(S)	383,355,000^[3]
	(S)	2,261,583^[6]	Special Mint Set, satin finish
1967	(P)	907,575,000^[4]
	(D)	1,327,377,100^[5]
	(S)	813,715,000^[3]
	(S)	1,863,344^[6]	Special Mint Set, satin finish
1968	(P)	1,707,880,970
	D	2,886,269,600
	S	258,270,001	Lowest minted non-proof memorial coin
	S	3,041,506	Proof
1969	(P)	1,136,910,000
	D	4,002,832,200
	S	544,375,000	Doubled-Die varieties have been found
	S	2,934,631	Proof
1970	(P)	1,898,315,000
	D	2,891,438,900
	S	690,560,004	Small and Large date varieties
	S	2,632,810	Proof, Small Date (High 7)
	S	^	Proof, Large Date (Low 7)
1971	(P)	1,919,490,000
	D	2,911,045,600
	S	525,133,459
	S	3,220,733	Proof
1972	(P)	2,933,255,000	Doubled-Die varieties have been found
	D	2,665,071,400
	S	376,939,108
	S	3,260,996	Proof
1973	(P)	3,728,245,000
	D	3,549,576,588
	S	317,177,295
	S	2,760,339	Proof
1974	(P)	4,103,183,000
	(W)	128,957,523^[7]	First time West Point produced the cent
	(P)	1,570,000	Aluminum pattern. None released to the public.
	(P)	1,570,000	Bronze-plated steel pattern. None released to the public.
	D	4,235,098,000
	D	c10	Aluminum pattern. None released to the public.
	S	409,426,660
	S	2,612,568	Proof
1975	(P)	3,874,182,000
	(P)	66	Aluminum pattern. None released to the public.
	(W)	1,577,294,142^[7]
	D	4,505,275,300
	S	2,845,450	Proof business strike were not minted but some error coins have been found in this variety
1976	(P)	3,133,580,000
	(W)	1,540,695,000^[7]
	D	4,221,592,455
	S	4,149,730	Proof only
1977	(P)	3,074,575,000
	(W)	1,395,355,000^[7]
	D	4,194,062,300
	S	3,251,152	Proof only
1978	(P)	3,735,655,000
	(W)	1,531,250,000^[7]
	D	4,280,233,400
	(S)	291,700,000^[8]
	S	3,127,781	Proof only
1979	(P)	3,560,940,000
	(W)	1,705,850,000^[7]
	D	4,139,357,254
	(S)	751,725,000^[8]
	S	3,677,175	Proof only, Filled S
	S	^	Proof only, Clear S
1980	(P)	4,653,915,000
	(W)	1,576,200,000^[7]
	D	5,140,098,660
	(S)	1,184,590,000^[8]
	S	3,554,806	Proof only
1981	(P)	7,491,750,000
	(W)	^
	D	5,373,235,677
	S	4,063,083	Proof, Filled S
	S	^	Proof, Clear S
1982	(P)	10,712,525,000
	(P)	^	Copper-plated Zinc
	(W)	^	Copper-plated Zinc
	D	6,012,979,368
	D	^	Copper-plated Zinc
	S	3,857,479	Proof only

Lincoln Memorial cent, 1983–2008 (Copper-plated Zinc)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1983	(P)	7,752,355,000
	(W)	^
	D	6,467,199,428
	S	3,279,126	Proof only
1984	(P)	8,151,079,000
	(W)	^
	D	5,569,238,906
	S	3,065,110	Proof only
1985	(P)	5,648,489,887
	(W)	^
	D	5,287,399,926
	S	3,362,821	Proof only
1986	(P)	4,491,395,493
	(W)	^
	D	4,442,866,698
	S	3,010,497	Proof only
1987	(P)	4,682,466,931
	D	4,879,389,514
	S	4,227,728	Proof only
1988	(P)	6,092,810,000
	D	5,253,740,443
	S	3,262,948	Proof only
1989	(P)	7,261,535,000
	D	5,345,467,111
	S	3,220,194	Proof only
1990	(P)	6,851,765,000
	D	4,922,894,533
	S	3,296,504	Proof only
	(S)	3,055	Proof only, missing the S mint mark.
1991	(P)	5,165,940,000
	D	4,158,442,076
	S	2,867,787	Proof only
1992	(P)	4,648,905,000
	D	4,448,673,300
	S	4,176,560	Proof only
1993	(P)	5,684,705,000
	D	6,426,650,571
	S	3,394,792	Proof only
1994	(P)	6,500,850,000
	D	7,131,765,000
	S	3,269,923	Proof only
1995	(P)	6,411,440,000
	D	7,128,560,000
	S	2,797,481	Proof only
1996	(P)	6,612,465,000
	D	6,510,795,000
	S	2,525,265	Proof only
1997	(P)	4,622,800,000
	D	4,576,555,000
	S	2,796,678	Proof only
1998	(P)	5,032,200,000
	D	5,225,200,000
	S	2,086,507	Proof only
1999	(P)	5,237,600,000
	D	6,360,065,000
	S	3,347,966	Proof only
2000	(P)	5,503,200,000
	D	8,774,220,000
	S	4,047,993	Proof only
2001	(P)	4,959,600,000
	D	5,374,990,000
	S	3,184,606	Proof only
2002	(P)	3,260,800,000
	D	4,028,055,000
	S	3,211,995	Proof only
2003	(P)	3,300,000,000
	D	3,548,000,000
	S	3,298,439	Proof only
2004	(P)	3,456,400,000
	D	3,379,600,000
	S	2,965,422	Proof only
2005	(P)	3,935,600,000
	D	3,764,450,500
	S	3,344,679	Proof only
2006	(P)	4,290,000,000
	D	3,944,000,000
	S	3,054,436	Proof only
2007	(P)	3,762,400,000
	D	3,638,800,000
	S	2,577,166	Proof only
2008	(P)	2,569,600,000
	D	2,849,600,000
	S	2,169,561^[9]	Proof only

Lincoln Bicentennial series

Lincoln Bicentennial cent "Birthplace", 2009 (Copper-plated Zinc except as noted)^[10]
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
2009	(P)	284,800,000^[11]
	(P)	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	D	350,000,000^[11]
	D	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	S	2,995,615^[9]	Proof only, struck in Brass

Lincoln Bicentennial cent "Formative Years", 2009 (Copper-plated Zinc except as noted)^[13]
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
2009	(P)	376,000,000^[11]	Double-Die varieties have been found^[14]
	(P)	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	D	363,600,000^[11]
	D	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	S	2,995,615^[9]	Proof only, struck in Brass Doubled-Die variety has been found^[15]

Lincoln Bicentennial cent "Professional Life", 2009 (Copper-plated Zinc except as noted)^[16]
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
2009	(P)	316,000,000^[11]	Professional Life
	(P)	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	D	336,000,000^[11]	Professional Life
	D	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	S	2,995,615^[9]	Proof only, struck in Brass

Lincoln Bicentennial cent "Presidency", 2009 (Copper-plated Zinc except as noted)^[17]
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
2009	(P)	129,600,000^[11]	Presidency
	(P)	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	D	198,000,000^[11]
	D	784,614^[12]	Satin uncirculated, struck in Brass
	S	2,995,615^[9]	Proof only, struck in Brass

Union Shield reverse

Lincoln Shield cent, 2010–present (Copper-plated Zinc)
Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
2010	(P)	1,963,630,000^[18]
	D	2,407,200,000^[18]
	S	1,689,364^[19]	Proof only
2011	(P)	2,402,400,000^[20]
	D	2,536,140,000^[20]
	S	1,673,010^[9]	Proof only
2012	(P)	3,132,000,000^[20]
	D	2,883,200,000^[20]
	S	1,237,415^[9]	Proof only
2013	(P)	3,750,400,000^[20]
	D	3,319,600,000^[20]
	S	1,237,926^[9]	Proof only
2014	(P)	3,990,800,000^[20]
	D	4,155,600,000^[20]
	S	1,144,154^[21]	Proof only
2015	(P)	4,464,100,000^[20]
	D	4,424,800,000^[20]
	S	1,050,314^[21]	Proof only
2016	(P)	4,698,400,000^[20]
	D	4,420,400,000^[20]
	S	965,033^[22]	Proof only
2017	P	4,361,220,000^[23]	Only year cent has displayed P mint mark (to commemorate 225th anniversary of the Philadelphia mint)
	D	4,272,800,000^[23]
	S	210,419^[24]	Enhanced uncirculated
	S	926,763^[25]	Proof
2018	(P)	4,066,800,000^[20]
	D	3,738,400,000^[20]
	S	849,355^[26]	Proof only
	S	199,116^[24]	Reverse proof
2019	(P)	3,542,800,000^[20]
	D	3,497,600,000^[20]
	S	989,862^[24]	Proof only
	W	318,695^[24]	Uncirculated Only year cent has displayed W mint mark (to commemorate 110th anniversary of the Lincoln cent)
	W	561,495^[24]	Proof
	W	383,590^[24]	Reverse proof
2020	(P)	3,560,800,000^[20]
	D	4,035,600,000^[20]
	S	777,913	Proof only
2021	(P)	3,925,820,000^[27]
	D	3,982,800,000^[28]
	S	816,662	Proof only
2022	(P)	3,129,200,000
	D	3,230,400,000
	S	649,365	Proof only

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