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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 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…
The analysis highlights Measurement, Wheat cent (1909–1958) and Lincoln Memorial design (1959–2008) as prominent areas in the source structure around Lincoln cent.
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TTTA extracted 139 structured relationships around Lincoln cent. Examples in this analysis include Lincoln cent → 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 and Lincoln cent → Design → Abraham Lincoln. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln cent | 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 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Design | Abraham Lincoln | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Design | Union shield | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Design date | 1909 (before 1918 omitting VDB on the cutoff of the bust; modified in 2010) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Design date | 2010 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Designer | Victor D. Brenner | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Designer | Lyndall Bass | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Diameter | 19.05 mm (0.750 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Edge | Plain | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Mass | 2.5 g (latest composition). Bronze cents from 1909 to 1982 are 3.11 g; wartime steel cents are 2.7 g | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | 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… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Value | 1 cent (.01 US dollars) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lincoln cent | Years of minting | 1909–present | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around Lincoln cent bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Design, Lincoln and Brenner. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Lincoln cent, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Lincoln cent with Wheat cent (1909–1958). Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Lincoln cent to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Measurement, Wheat cent (1909–1958) & Lincoln Memorial design (1959–2008), including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Lincoln cent · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout