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Lincoln Memorial Cent (1959 - Present) In 1959, the reverse was changed from the Wheat Ears to the Lincoln Memorial. This is the design still being used today. Frank Gasparro designed this reverse for introduction on the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The composition was changed to copper and zinc for coins minted 1959 - 1982, with the weight being 3.11 grams and the diameter being 19 mm with a plain edge. In 1982, the composition was changed to copper-plated zinc with the weight changing to 2.5 grams. This is the same composition used today. |
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Copper (1959 - 1982)
1967 Lincoln Memorial Cent Obverse and Reverse
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| Designer: Obverse by Victor David Brenner, reverse by Frank Gasparro | |
| Diameter: 19 millimeters | Weight: 3.11 grams |
| Content: 95% copper 5% tin/zinc | Edge: Plain |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1959 | 609,715,000 | 1,149,291 |
| 1959 D | 1,279,760,000 | 0 |
| 1960 | 586,405,000 | 1,691,602 |
| 1960 D | 1,580,884,000 | 0 |
| 1961 | 753,345,000 | 3,028,244 |
| 1961 D | 1,753,266,700 | 0 |
| 1962 | 606,045,000 | 3,218,019 |
| 1962 D | 1,793,148,400 | 0 |
| 1963 | 754,110,000 | 3,075,645 |
| 1963 D | 1,774,020,400 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2,648,575,000 | 3,950,762 |
| 1964 D | 3,799,071,500 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1,497,224,900 | 2,360,000 * |
| 1966 | 2,188,147,783 | 2,261,583 * |
| 1967 | 3,048,667,100 | 1,863,344 * |
| 1968 | 1,707,880,970 | 0 |
| 1968 D | 2,886,269,600 | 0 |
| 1968 S | 258,270,001 | 3,041,506 |
| 1969 | 1,136,910,000 | 0 |
| 1969 D | 4,002,832,200 | 0 |
| 1969 S | 544,375,000 | 2,934,631 |
| 1970 | 1,898,315,000 | 0 |
| 1970 D | 2,891,438,900 | 0 |
| 1970 S | 690,560,004 | 2,632,810 |
| 1971 | 1,919,490,000 | 0 |
| 1971 D | 2,911,045,600 | 0 |
| 1971 S | 525,133,459 | 3,220,733 |
| 1972 | 2,933,255,000 | 0 |
| 1972 D | 2,665,071,400 | 0 |
| 1972 S | 376,939,108 | 3,260,996 |
| 1973 | 3,728,245,000 | 0 |
| 1973 D | 3,549,576,588 | 0 |
| 1973 S | 317,177,295 | 2,760,339 |
| 1974 | 4,232,140,523 | 0 |
| 1974 D | 4,235,098,000 | 0 |
| 1974 S | 409,426,660 | 2,612,568 |
| 1975 | 5,451,476,142 | 0 |
| 1975 D | 4,505,275,300 | 0 |
| 1975 S | 0 | 2,845,450 |
| 1976 | 4,674,292,426 | 0 |
| 1976 D | 4,221,592,455 | 0 |
| 1976 S | 0 | 4,149,730 |
| 1977 | 4,469,930,000 | 0 |
| 1977 D | 4,194,062,300 | 0 |
| 1977 S | 0 | 3,251,152 |
| 1978 | 5,558,605,000 | 0 |
| 1978 D | 4,280,233,400 | 0 |
| 1978 S | 0 | 3,127,781 |
| 1979 | 6,018,515,000 | 0 |
| 1979 D | 4,139,357,254 | 0 |
| 1979 S | 0 | 3,677,175 |
| 1980 | 7,414,705,000 | 0 |
| 1980 D | 5,140,098,660 | 0 |
| 1980 S | 0 | 3,554,806 |
| 1981 | 7,491,750,000 | 0 |
| 1981 D | 5,373,235,677 | 0 |
| 1981 S | 0 | 4,063,083 |
| 1982 | 10,712,525,000 | 0 |
| 1982 D | 6,012,979,368 | 0 |
| 1982 S | 0 | 3,857,479 |
* The Proof mintage is for Special Mint Sets, which contained specially prepared coins that were not quite up to Proof standards.
Copper Plated Zinc (1982 - Present)
2001 Lincoln Memorial Cent Obverse and Reverse
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| Designer: Obverse by Victor David Brenner, reverse by Frank Gasparro | |
| Diameter: 19 millimeters | Weight: 2.5 grams |
| Content: Pure copper plated 99.2% zinc .8% copper | Edge: Plain |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1982 | Included in above | 0 |
| 1982 D | Included in above | 0 |
| 1983 | 7,752,355,000 | 0 |
| 1983 D | 6,467,199,428 | 0 |
| 1983 S | 0 | 3,279,126 |
| 1984 | 8,151,079,000 | 0 |
| 1984 D | 5,569,238,906 | 0 |
| 1984 S | 0 | 3,065,110 |
| 1985 | 5,648,489,887 | 0 |
| 1985 D | 5,287,399,926 | 0 |
| 1985 S | 0 | 3,362,821 |
| 1986 | 4,491,395,493 | 0 |
| 1986 D | 4,442,866,698 | 0 |
| 1986 S | 0 | 3,010,497 |
| 1987 | 4,682,466,931 | 0 |
| 1987 D | 4,879,389,514 | 0 |
| 1987 S | 0 | 4,227,728 |
| 1988 | 6,092,810,000 | 0 |
| 1988 D | 5,253,740,443 | 0 |
| 1988 S | 0 | 3,262,948 |
| 1989 | 7,261,535,000 | 0 |
| 1989 D | 5,345,467,111 | 0 |
| 1989 S | 0 | 3,220,194 |
| 1990 | 6,851,765,000 | 0 |
| 1990 D | 4,922,894,533 | 0 |
| 1990 S | 0 | 3,299,559 A limited number have no mint mark. |
| 1991 | 5,165,940,000 | 0 |
| 1991 D | 4,158,442,076 | 0 |
| 1991 S | 0 | 2,867,787 |
| 1992 | 4,648,905,000 | 0 |
| 1992 D | 4,448,673,300 | 0 |
| 1992 S | 0 | 4,176,560 |
| 1993 | 5,684,705,000 | 0 |
| 1993 D | 6,426,650,571 | 0 |
| 1993 S | 0 | 3,394,792 |
| 1994 | 6,500,850,000 | 0 |
| 1994 D | 7,131,765,000 | 0 |
| 1994 S | 0 | 3,269,923 |
| 1995 | 6,411,440,000 | 0 |
| 1995 D | 7,128,560,000 | 0 |
| 1995 S | 0 | 2,797,481 |
| 1996 | 6,612,465,000 | 0 |
| 1996 D | 6,510,795,000 | 0 |
| 1996 S | 0 | 2,525,265 |
| 1997 | 4,622,800,000 | 0 |
| 1997 D | 4,576,555,000 | 0 |
| 1997 S | 0 | 2,796,678 |
| 1998 | 5,032,200,000 | 0 |
| 1998 D | 5,225,200,000 | 0 |
| 1998 S | 0 | 2,086,507 |
| 1999 | 5,237,600,000 | 0 |
| 1999 D | 6,360,065,000 | 0 |
| 1999 S | 0 | 2,543,401 |
| 2000 | 5,503,200,000 | 0 |
| 2000 D | 8,774,220,000 | 0 |
| 2000 S | 0 | 3,082,483 |
| 2001 | 4,959,600,000 | 0 |
| 2001 D | 5,374,990,000 | 0 |
| 2001 S | 0 | 2,294,043 |
| 2002 | 3,260,800,000 | 0 |
| 2002 D | 4,028,055,000 | 0 |
| 2002 S | 0 | 2,277,720 |
Mint Mark Legend:
Below the date on the obverse.
| Mint Mark | Mint | Date of Operation |
| None | Philadelphia | 1793-present |
| S | San Francisco, CA | 1854-1955; 1968-present |
| D | Denver, CO | 1906-present |
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