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Lincoln cent

The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint every year 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). The coin has seen several reverse, or tails…

Measurement, Wheat cent (1909–1958) & Lincoln Memorial design (1959–2008)

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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) 232 cents dated 2025 struck in gold
Design
Abraham Lincoln · Union shield
Design date
1909 (before 1918 omitting VDB on the cutoff of the bust; modified in 2010) · 2010
Designer
Victor D. Brenner · Lyndall Bass
Diameter
19.05 mm (0.750 in)
Edge
Plain

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Wheat cent (1909–1958)

Lincoln Memorial design (1959–2008)

Lincoln Bicentennial cents (2009)

Union shield reverse "Shield cent" (2010–present)

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Lincoln cent

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Lincoln cent

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related to Lincoln Memorial design (1959–2008) · 27
Lincoln cent → Anderson, Approved, December, Eisenhower, February, Frank Gasparro, In, James Hagerty, January, Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission, Lincoln's, Mint, Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy, On Sunday, President, President Eisenhower's, Republican, Roberts
related to Inception · 25
Lincoln cent → American, As, At Roosevelt's, August, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Congress, February, In, In May, Indian, January, Leslie Mortier Shaw, Liberty, Lincoln, Mint, Native American, President Theodore Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Roosevelt's, Saint-Gaudens
related to Wartime cents · 23
Lincoln cent → Act, Another, As, Congress, December, Experiments, February, Flying Fortresses, July, Lincoln, Low-grade, Mint, Morgenthau, On December, Production, The, These, This, Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, US
related to External links · 18
Lincoln cent → About, Archived May, Cent Archived, Curiosity Rover, Lincoln Cents, Mint, Mintage Errors And Price, Minting, Penny, Planet Mars, September, The Composition, Things You Didn't Know, Time MagazineDecember, United States Mint, United States MintLincoln Penny, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineUS Lincoln Penny
related to Production · 18
Lincoln cent → At, Barber, Barber's, Brenner's, Cents, Coins, Demand, Denver Mint, In, Indian Head, Lincoln, Lincoln's, Philadelphia, Philadelphia VDB, San Francisco, This, VDB, While
related to Gallery · 11
Lincoln cent → Brenner's, Curiosity, Experimental, Lincoln, Mars, October, September, Ten, US Lincoln Penny, VDB, VDB Lincoln Cent
see also · 4
Lincoln cent → Lincoln, Money, States, United StatesTake
Design · 2
Lincoln cent → Abraham Lincoln, Union shield
Design date · 2
Lincoln cent → 1909 (before 1918 omitting VDB on the cutoff of the bust; modified in 2010), 2010
Designer · 2
Lincoln cent → Lyndall Bass, Victor D. Brenner

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cent lincoln design mint coins cents coin struck new brenner 1909 would reverse treasury philadelphia obverse pieces brenner's president initials

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Lincoln centComposition1909–1942, 1944–1982: 95% copper, remainder tin or zinc 1943: zinc-plated steel 1982–present: copper-plated zinc (97.5% Zn, 2.5% Cu) 232 cents dated 2025 struck in gold1.00infobox
Lincoln centDesignAbraham Lincoln1.00infobox
Lincoln centDesignUnion shield1.00infobox
Lincoln centDesign date1909 (before 1918 omitting VDB on the cutoff of the bust; modified in 2010)1.00infobox
Lincoln centDesign date20101.00infobox
Lincoln centDesignerVictor D. Brenner1.00infobox
Lincoln centDesignerLyndall Bass1.00infobox
Lincoln centDiameter19.05 mm (0.750 in)1.00infobox
Lincoln centEdgePlain1.00infobox
Lincoln centMass2.5 g (latest composition). Bronze cents from 1909 to 1982 are 3.11 g; wartime steel cents are 2.7 g1.00infobox
Lincoln centMint marksP (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…1.00infobox
Lincoln centValue1 cent (.01 US dollars)1.00infobox
Lincoln centYears of minting1909–present1.00infobox

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