Designed by Victor D. Brenner, the series runs from 1909 through present and in 2009 celebrated the centennial anniversary of its design as well as the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth in 1809. The 'wheat back' ran from 1909 through 1958 and was composed of 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc and tin. The memorial design is by Frank Gasparro and has been on the reverse of the coin since 1959. Since 1982 the Lincoln Cent has been made of a 97.5 percent zinc core with 2.5 percent copper plating.
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Designed by Victor D. Brenner, the series runs from 1909 through present and in 2009 celebrated the centennial anniversary of its design as well as the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth in 1809. The 'wheat back' ran from 1909 through 1958 and was composed of 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc and tin. The memorial design is by Frank Gasparro and has been on the reverse of the coin since 1959. Since 1982 the Lincoln Cent has been made of a 97.5 percent zinc core with 2.5 percent copper plating.
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Lincoln Cent Mintages
1909 P
72,700,000
1909 P VDB
27,995,000
1909 S
1,825,000
1909 S VDB
484,000
1910 P
146,798,813
1910 S
6,045,000
1911 D
12,672,000
1911 P
101,176,054
1911 S
4,026,000
1912 D
10,411,000
1912 P
68,150,915
1912 S
4,431,000
1913 D
15,804,000
1913 P
76,529,504
1913 S
6,101,000
1914 D
1,193,000
1914 P
75,237,067
1914 S
4,137,000
1915 D
22,050,000
1915 P
29,090,970
1915 S
4,833,000
1916 D
35,956,000
1916 P
131,832,627
1916 S
22,510,000
1917 D
55,120,000
1917 P
196,429,785
1917 S
32,620,000
1918 D
47,830,000
1918 P
288,104,634
1918 S
34,680,000
1919 D
57,154,000
1919 P
392,021,000
1919 S
139,760,000
1920 D
49,280,000
1920 P
310,165,000
1920 S
46,220,000
1921 P
39,157,000
1921 S
15,274,000
1922 D
7,160,000
1923 P
74,723,000
1923 S
8,700,000
1924 D
2,520,000
1924 P
75,178,000
1924 S
11,696,000
1925 D
22,580,000
1925 P
139,949,000
1925 S
26,380,000
1926 D
28,020,000
1926 P
157,088,000
1926 S
4,550,000
1927 D
27,170,000
1927 P
144,440,000
1927 S
14,276,000
1928 D
31,170,000
1928 P
134,116,000
1928 S
17,266,000
1929 D
41,730,000
1929 P
185,262,000
1929 S
50,148,000
1930 D
40,100,000
1930 P
157,415,000
1930 S
24,286,000
1931 D
4,480,000
1931 P
19,396,000
1931 S
866,000
1932 D
10,500,000
1932 P
9,062,000
1933 D
6,200,000
1933 P
14,360,000
1934 D
28,446,000
1934 P
219,080,000
1935 D
47,000,000
1935 P
245,388,000
1935 S
38,702,000
1936 D
40,620,000
1936 P
309,632,000
1936 S
29,130,000
1937 D
50,430,000
1937 P
309,170,000
1937 S
34,500,000
1938 D
20,010,000
1938 P
156,682,000
1938 S
15,180,000
1939 D
15,160,000
1939 P
316,466,000
1939 S
52,070,000
1940 D
81,390,000
1940 P
586,810,000
1940 S
112,940,000
1941 D
128,700,000
1941 P
887,018,000
1941 S
92,360,000
1942 D
206,698,000
1942 P
657,796,000
1942 S
85,590,000
1943 D
217,660,000
1943 P
684,628,670
1943 S
191,550,000
1944 D
430,578,000
1944 P
1,435,000,000
1944 S
282,760,000
1945 D
266,268,000
1945 P
1,040,515,000
1945 S
181,770,000
1946 D
315,690,000
1946 P
991,655,000
1946 S
198,100,000
1947 D
194,750,000
1947 P
190,555,000
1947 S
99,000,000
1948 D
172,637,500
1948 P
317,570,000
1948 S
81,735,000
1949 D
153,132,500
1949 P
217,775,000
1949 S
64,290,000
1950 D
334,950,000
1950 P
272,635,000
1950 S
118,505,000
1951 D
625,355,000
1951 P
284,576,000
1951 S
136,010,000
1952 D
746,130,000
1952 P
186,775,000
1952 S
137,800,004
1953 D
700,515,000
1953 P
256,755,000
1953 S
181,835,000
1954 D
251,552,500
1954 P
71,640,050
1954 S
96,190,000
1955 D
563,257,500
1955 P
330,580,000
1955 S
44,610,000
1956 D
1,098,201,100
1956 P
420,745,000
1957 D
1,051,342,000
1957 P
282,540,000
1958 D
800,953,300
1958 P
252,525,000
2000 14,277,420,000 combined mintage in Philadelphia and Denver
