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2010 - Present Lincoln Shield Cent

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Lincoln Shield Cent

Image Courtesy of US Mint

Lincoln Shield Cent Specifications

Obverse Designer:

Victor David Brenner

Reverse Designer:

Lyndall Bass

Diameter:

19 millimeters

Content:

Core: 99.2% Zinc, .8% Copper - Plating: 100% Copper - Overall: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper

Weight:

2.5 grams

Edge:

Plain

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
2010	1,963,630,000	0
2010 D	2,040,720,000	0
2010 S	0	1,689,216
2011	2,402,400,000	0
2011 D	2,536,140,000	0
2011 S	0	1,673,010
2012	3,132,000,000	0
2012 D	2,883,200,000	0
2012 S	0	1,237,415
2013	3,750,400,000	0
2013 D	3,319,600,000	0
2013 S	0	1,274,505
2014	3,990,800,000	0
2014 D	4,155,600,000	0
2014 S	0	1,193,735
2015	4,691,300,000	0
2015 D	4,674,000,000	0
2015 S	0	1,099,413
2016	4,698,000,000	0
2016 D	4,420,400,000	0
2016 S	0	1,011,684
2017 P	4,361,220,000	0
2017 D	4,272,800,000	0
2017 S	223,210 (Enhanced)	979,498
2018	4,066,800,000	0
2018 D	3,736,400,000	0
2018 S	0	898,986 199,177 (Reverse)
2019	3,542,800,000	0
2019 D	3,497,600,000	0
2019 S	0	989,862
2019 W	318,695	561,495 383,590 (Reverse)
2020	3,560,800,000	0
2020 D	4,035,600,000	0
2020 S	0	N/A
2021	3,925,820,000	0
2021 D	3,982,800,000	0
2021 S	0	N/A
2022	3,129,200,000	0
2022 D	3,230,400,000	0
2022 S	0	N/A
2023	N/A	0
2023 D	N/A	0
2023 S	0	N/A

Mint Mark Legend

Below the date on the obverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None / P in 2017	Philadelphia	1793-present
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present
D	Denver, CO	1906-present

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