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Lincoln Penny: Wheat, Memorial, Bicentennial & Shield Cents Mintage

Complete year-by-year Lincoln cent mintage listing from 1909 through 2026.

Key Dates & Semi-Key Dates

Key dates

  • 1909-S VDBSan Francisco · 484,000Major key date
  • 1914-DDenver · 1,193,000Major key date
  • 1931-SSan Francisco · 866,000Key date

Semi-key dates

  • 1911-SSan Francisco · 4,026,000Lower mintage
  • 1912-SSan Francisco · 4,431,000Lower mintage
  • 1914-SSan Francisco · 4,137,000Lower mintage
  • 1915-SSan Francisco · 4,833,000Lower mintage
Lincoln Memorial Shield Cent coin obverse and reverse

Lincoln Cent Mintage Overview

This page lists Lincoln cent issues by year, mint, mint mark, mintage, and short notes. Regular circulating-cent production ended in November 2025. The 2026 pennies are collector-only issues made for U.S. Mint annual sets, and their final production totals remain pending.

Years covered: 1909–2026

Designs covered: Wheat, Memorial, Bicentennial, Shield

Rows listed: 283

2026 status: Pending

Lincoln Wheat Cent — Complete Mintage Table

Year / IssueMintMint MarkMintageStatus / Notes
1909 VDBPhiladelphiaNone27,995,000VDB initials on reverse
1909-S VDBSan FranciscoS484,000Major key date
1909PhiladelphiaNone72,702,618First year without VDB reverse
1909-SSan FranciscoS1,825,000First San Francisco Lincoln cent without VDB
1910PhiladelphiaNone146,801,218
1910-SSan FranciscoS6,045,000
1911PhiladelphiaNone101,177,787
1911-DDenverD12,672,000First Denver Lincoln cent
1911-SSan FranciscoS4,026,000Lower mintage
1912PhiladelphiaNone68,153,060
1912-DDenverD10,411,000
1912-SSan FranciscoS4,431,000Lower mintage
1913PhiladelphiaNone76,532,352
1913-DDenverD15,804,000
1913-SSan FranciscoS6,101,000
1914PhiladelphiaNone75,238,432
1914-DDenverD1,193,000Major key date
1914-SSan FranciscoS4,137,000Lower mintage
1915PhiladelphiaNone29,092,120Reduced production
1915-DDenverD22,050,000
1915-SSan FranciscoS4,833,000Lower mintage
1916PhiladelphiaNone131,832,627
1916-DDenverD35,956,000
1916-SSan FranciscoS22,510,000
1917PhiladelphiaNone196,429,785
1917-DDenverD55,120,000
1917-SSan FranciscoS32,620,000
1918PhiladelphiaNone288,104,634VDB initials moved to bust
1918-DDenverD47,830,000
1918-SSan FranciscoS34,680,000
1919PhiladelphiaNone392,021,000Large production year
1919-DDenverD57,154,000
1919-SSan FranciscoS139,760,000Large S-mint issue
1920PhiladelphiaNone310,165,000
1920-DDenverD49,280,000
1920-SSan FranciscoS46,220,000
1921PhiladelphiaNone39,157,000Lower production
1921-SSan FranciscoS15,274,000
1922-DDenverD7,160,000Only Denver issue; No D variety exists
1923PhiladelphiaNone74,723,000
1923-SSan FranciscoS8,700,000Lower mintage
1924PhiladelphiaNone75,178,000
1924-DDenverD2,520,000Better date
1924-SSan FranciscoS11,696,000
1925PhiladelphiaNone139,949,000
1925-DDenverD22,580,000
1925-SSan FranciscoS26,380,000
1926PhiladelphiaNone157,088,000
1926-DDenverD28,020,000
1926-SSan FranciscoS4,550,000Better date
1927PhiladelphiaNone144,440,000
1927-DDenverD27,170,000
1927-SSan FranciscoS14,276,000
1928PhiladelphiaNone134,116,000
1928-DDenverD31,170,000
1928-SSan FranciscoS17,266,000
1929PhiladelphiaNone185,262,000
1929-DDenverD41,730,000
1929-SSan FranciscoS50,148,000
1930PhiladelphiaNone157,415,000
1930-DDenverD40,100,000
1930-SSan FranciscoS24,286,000
1931PhiladelphiaNone19,396,000Depression-era lower production
1931-DDenverD4,480,000Low mintage
1931-SSan FranciscoS866,000Key date
1932PhiladelphiaNone9,062,000Depression-era low production
1932-DDenverD10,500,000
1933PhiladelphiaNone14,360,000
1933-DDenverD6,200,000Low mintage
1934PhiladelphiaNone219,080,000Production rebound
1934-DDenverD28,446,000
1935PhiladelphiaNone245,388,000
1935-DDenverD47,000,000
1935-SSan FranciscoS38,702,000
1936PhiladelphiaNone309,632,000
1936-DDenverD40,620,000
1936-SSan FranciscoS29,130,000
1937PhiladelphiaNone309,170,000
1937-DDenverD50,430,000
1937-SSan FranciscoS34,500,000
1938PhiladelphiaNone156,682,000
1938-DDenverD20,010,000
1938-SSan FranciscoS15,180,000
1939PhiladelphiaNone316,466,000
1939-DDenverD15,160,000
1939-SSan FranciscoS52,070,000
1940PhiladelphiaNone586,810,000High production
1940-DDenverD81,390,000
1940-SSan FranciscoS112,940,000
1941PhiladelphiaNone887,018,000High production
1941-DDenverD128,700,000
1941-SSan FranciscoS92,360,000
1942PhiladelphiaNone657,796,000Wartime bronze issue
1942-DDenverD206,698,000
1942-SSan FranciscoS85,590,000
1943 SteelPhiladelphiaNone684,628,670Zinc-coated steel cent
1943-D SteelDenverD217,660,000Zinc-coated steel cent
1943-S SteelSan FranciscoS191,550,000Zinc-coated steel cent
1944PhiladelphiaNone1,435,000,000Return to brass/bronze alloy
1944-DDenverD430,578,000
1944-SSan FranciscoS282,760,000
1945PhiladelphiaNone1,040,515,000High production
1945-DDenverD266,268,000
1945-SSan FranciscoS181,770,000
1946PhiladelphiaNone991,655,000Postwar wheat cent
1946-DDenverD315,690,000
1946-SSan FranciscoS198,100,000
1947PhiladelphiaNone190,555,000
1947-DDenverD194,750,000
1947-SSan FranciscoS99,000,000
1948PhiladelphiaNone317,570,000
1948-DDenverD172,637,500
1948-SSan FranciscoS81,735,000
1949PhiladelphiaNone217,775,000
1949-DDenverD153,132,500
1949-SSan FranciscoS64,290,000
1950PhiladelphiaNone272,635,000
1950-DDenverD334,950,000
1950-SSan FranciscoS118,505,000
1951PhiladelphiaNone284,576,000
1951-DDenverD625,355,000Large Denver issue
1951-SSan FranciscoS136,010,000
1952PhiladelphiaNone186,775,000
1952-DDenverD746,130,000Large Denver issue
1952-SSan FranciscoS137,800,004
1953PhiladelphiaNone256,755,000
1953-DDenverD700,515,000Large Denver issue
1953-SSan FranciscoS181,835,000
1954PhiladelphiaNone71,640,050Lower mintage
1954-DDenverD251,552,500
1954-SSan FranciscoS96,190,000
1955PhiladelphiaNone330,580,000Famous doubled-die variety year
1955-DDenverD563,257,500
1955-SSan FranciscoS44,610,000Final S-mint Wheat cent
1956PhiladelphiaNone420,745,000
1956-DDenverD1,098,201,100Large Denver issue
1957PhiladelphiaNone282,540,000
1957-DDenverD1,051,342,000Large Denver issue
1958PhiladelphiaNone252,525,000Final Philadelphia Wheat cent
1958-DDenverD800,953,300Final Denver Wheat cent

Lincoln Memorial Cent — Complete Mintage Table

Year / IssueMintMint MarkMintageStatus / Notes
1959PhiladelphiaNone609,715,000First Memorial reverse
1959-DDenverD1,279,760,000First Denver Memorial reverse
1960PhiladelphiaNone586,405,000Small and Large Date varieties
1960-DDenverD1,580,884,000Small and Large Date varieties
1961PhiladelphiaNone753,345,000
1961-DDenverD1,753,266,700Large Denver issue
1962PhiladelphiaNone606,045,000
1962-DDenverD1,793,148,400Large Denver issue
1963PhiladelphiaNone754,110,000
1963-DDenverD1,774,020,400Large Denver issue
1964PhiladelphiaNone2,451,945,000High production
1964-DDenverD3,799,071,500High production
1968PhiladelphiaNone1,707,880,970Mint marks returned after no-mint-mark years
1968-DDenverD2,886,269,600
1968-SSan FranciscoS258,270,001Lowest non-proof Memorial circulation issue
1968-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,041,506Proof issue
1969PhiladelphiaNone1,136,910,000
1969-DDenverD4,002,832,200Large Denver issue
1969-SSan FranciscoS544,375,000Doubled-die variety year
1969-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,934,631Proof issue
1970PhiladelphiaNone1,898,315,000
1970-DDenverD2,891,438,900
1970-SSan FranciscoS690,560,004Small and Large Date varieties
1970-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,632,810Proof issue; Small Date / Large Date
1971PhiladelphiaNone1,919,490,000
1971-DDenverD2,911,045,600
1971-SSan FranciscoS525,133,459S-mint circulation issue
1971-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,220,733Proof issue
1972PhiladelphiaNone2,933,255,000Doubled-die variety year
1972-DDenverD2,665,071,400
1972-SSan FranciscoS376,939,108S-mint circulation issue
1972-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,260,996Proof issue
1973PhiladelphiaNone3,728,245,000
1973-DDenverD3,549,576,588
1973-SSan FranciscoS317,177,295S-mint circulation issue
1973-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,760,339Proof issue
1974PhiladelphiaNone4,103,183,000
1974-DDenverD4,235,098,000
1974-SSan FranciscoS409,426,660S-mint circulation issue
1974-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,612,568Proof issue
1975PhiladelphiaNone3,874,182,000
1975-DDenverD4,505,275,300
1975-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,845,450Proof only
1976PhiladelphiaNone3,133,580,000
1976-DDenverD4,221,592,455
1976-S ProofSan FranciscoS4,149,730Proof only
1977PhiladelphiaNone3,074,575,000
1977-DDenverD4,194,062,300
1977-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,251,152Proof only
1978PhiladelphiaNone3,735,655,000
1978-DDenverD4,280,233,400
1978-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,127,781Proof only
1979PhiladelphiaNone3,560,940,000
1979-DDenverD4,139,357,254
1979-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,677,175Proof only; Filled S / Clear S
1980PhiladelphiaNone4,653,915,000
1980-DDenverD5,140,098,660
1980-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,554,806Proof only
1981PhiladelphiaNone7,491,750,000
1981-DDenverD5,373,235,677
1981-S ProofSan FranciscoS4,063,083Proof only; Filled S / Clear S
1982PhiladelphiaNone10,712,525,000Copper and zinc transition year
1982-DDenverD6,012,979,368Copper and zinc transition year
1982-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,857,479Proof only
1983PhiladelphiaNone7,752,355,000Copper-plated zinc era
1983-DDenverD6,467,199,428
1983-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,279,126Proof only
1984PhiladelphiaNone8,151,079,000
1984-DDenverD5,569,238,906
1984-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,065,110Proof only
1985PhiladelphiaNone5,648,489,887
1985-DDenverD5,287,399,926
1985-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,362,821Proof only
1986PhiladelphiaNone4,491,395,493
1986-DDenverD4,442,866,698
1986-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,010,497Proof only
1987PhiladelphiaNone4,682,466,931
1987-DDenverD4,879,389,514
1987-S ProofSan FranciscoS4,227,728Proof only
1988PhiladelphiaNone6,092,810,000
1988-DDenverD5,253,740,443
1988-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,262,948Proof only
1989PhiladelphiaNone7,261,535,000
1989-DDenverD5,345,467,111
1989-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,220,194Proof only
1990PhiladelphiaNone6,851,765,000
1990-DDenverD4,922,894,533
1990 No S ProofSan FranciscoNone3,055Proof error; missing S mint mark
1990-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,296,504Proof only
1991PhiladelphiaNone5,165,940,000
1991-DDenverD4,158,442,076
1991-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,867,787Proof only
1992PhiladelphiaNone4,648,905,000Close AM variety year
1992-DDenverD4,448,673,300Close AM variety year
1992-S ProofSan FranciscoS4,176,560Proof only
1993PhiladelphiaNone5,684,705,000
1993-DDenverD6,426,650,571
1993-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,394,792Proof only
1994PhiladelphiaNone6,500,850,000
1994-DDenverD7,131,765,000
1994-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,269,923Proof only
1995PhiladelphiaNone6,411,440,000Doubled-die variety year
1995-DDenverD7,128,560,000
1995-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,797,481Proof only
1996PhiladelphiaNone6,612,465,000
1996-DDenverD6,510,795,000
1996-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,525,265Proof only
1997PhiladelphiaNone4,622,800,000
1997-DDenverD4,576,555,000
1997-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,796,678Proof only
1998PhiladelphiaNone5,032,200,000Wide AM variety year
1998-DDenverD5,225,200,000
1998-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,086,507Proof only
1999PhiladelphiaNone5,237,600,000Wide AM variety year
1999-DDenverD6,360,065,000
1999-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,347,966Proof only
2000PhiladelphiaNone5,503,200,000
2000-DDenverD8,774,220,000Large Denver issue
2000-S ProofSan FranciscoS4,047,993Proof only
2001PhiladelphiaNone4,959,600,000
2001-DDenverD5,374,990,000
2001-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,184,606Proof only
2002PhiladelphiaNone3,260,800,000
2002-DDenverD4,028,055,000
2002-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,211,995Proof only
2003PhiladelphiaNone3,300,000,000
2003-DDenverD3,548,000,000
2003-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,298,439Proof only
2004PhiladelphiaNone3,456,400,000
2004-DDenverD3,379,600,000
2004-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,965,422Proof only
2005PhiladelphiaNone3,935,600,000
2005-DDenverD3,764,450,500
2005-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,344,679Proof only
2006PhiladelphiaNone4,290,000,000
2006-DDenverD3,944,000,000
2006-S ProofSan FranciscoS3,054,436Proof only
2007PhiladelphiaNone3,762,400,000
2007-DDenverD3,638,800,000
2007-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,577,166Proof only
2008PhiladelphiaNone2,569,600,000Final Memorial reverse year
2008-DDenverD2,849,600,000Final Denver Memorial issue
2008-S ProofSan FranciscoS2,169,561Proof only

Lincoln Bicentennial Cent — Complete Mintage Table

Year / IssueMintMint MarkMintageStatus / Notes
2009 BirthplacePhiladelphiaNone284,800,000Log cabin reverse
2009 Birthplace-DDenverD350,000,000Log cabin reverse
2009-S Birthplace ProofSan FranciscoS2,995,615Proof only; bronze composition
2009 Formative YearsPhiladelphiaNone376,000,000Rail-splitter reverse
2009 Formative Years-DDenverD363,600,000Rail-splitter reverse
2009-S Formative Years ProofSan FranciscoS2,995,615Proof only; bronze composition
2009 Professional LifePhiladelphiaNone316,000,000Illinois reverse
2009 Professional Life-DDenverD336,000,000Illinois reverse
2009-S Professional Life ProofSan FranciscoS2,995,615Proof only; bronze composition
2009 PresidencyPhiladelphiaNone129,600,000Capitol reverse
2009 Presidency-DDenverD198,000,000Capitol reverse
2009-S Presidency ProofSan FranciscoS2,995,615Proof only; bronze composition

Lincoln Shield Cent — Complete Mintage Table

Year / IssueMintMint MarkMintageStatus / Notes
2010PhiladelphiaNone1,963,630,000First Shield reverse
2010-DDenverD2,407,200,000First Denver Shield issue
2010-S ProofSan FranciscoS1,689,364Proof only
2011PhiladelphiaNone2,402,400,000Shield reverse
2011-DDenverD2,536,140,000Shield reverse
2011-S ProofSan FranciscoS1,673,010Proof only
2012PhiladelphiaNone3,132,000,000Shield reverse
2012-DDenverD2,883,200,000Shield reverse
2012-S ProofSan FranciscoS1,237,415Proof only
2013PhiladelphiaNone3,750,400,000Shield reverse
2013-DDenverD3,319,600,000Shield reverse
2013-S ProofSan FranciscoS1,237,926Proof only
2014PhiladelphiaNone3,990,800,000Shield reverse
2014-DDenverD4,155,600,000Shield reverse
2014-S ProofSan FranciscoS1,144,154Proof only
2015PhiladelphiaNone4,464,100,000Shield reverse
2015-DDenverD4,424,800,000Shield reverse
2015-S ProofSan FranciscoS1,050,314Proof only
2016PhiladelphiaNone4,698,400,000Shield reverse
2016-DDenverD4,420,400,000Shield reverse
2016-S ProofSan FranciscoS965,033Proof only
2017PhiladelphiaP4,361,220,000Only year with P mint mark on cent
2017-DDenverD4,272,800,000Shield reverse
2017-S Enhanced UncirculatedSan FranciscoS210,419Enhanced uncirculated
2017-S ProofSan FranciscoS926,763Proof only
2018PhiladelphiaNone4,066,800,000Shield reverse
2018-DDenverD3,738,400,000Shield reverse
2018-S ProofSan FranciscoS849,355Proof only
2018-S Reverse ProofSan FranciscoS199,116Reverse proof
2019PhiladelphiaNone3,542,800,000Shield reverse
2019-DDenverD3,497,600,000Shield reverse
2019-S ProofSan FranciscoS989,862Proof only
2020PhiladelphiaNone3,560,800,000Shield reverse
2020-DDenverD4,035,600,000Shield reverse
2020-S ProofSan FranciscoS777,913Proof only
2021PhiladelphiaNone3,925,820,000Shield reverse
2021-DDenverD3,982,800,000Shield reverse
2021-S ProofSan FranciscoS816,662Proof only
2022PhiladelphiaNone3,129,200,000Shield reverse
2022-DDenverD3,230,400,000Shield reverse
2022-S ProofSan FranciscoS649,365Proof only
2023PhiladelphiaNone2,262,000,000Shield reverse
2023-DDenverD2,260,800,000Shield reverse
2023-S ProofSan FranciscoS369,236Proof only
2024PhiladelphiaNone1,712,000,000Shield reverse
2024-DDenverD1,513,200,000Shield reverse
2024-S ProofSan FranciscoS355,786Proof only
2025PhiladelphiaNone655,200,000Latest listed circulating figure
2025-DDenverD645,200,000Latest listed circulating figure
2025-S ProofSan FranciscoS304,725Proof only
2026PhiladelphiaNonePendingCollector-only annual-set issue; final production pending
2026-DDenverDPendingCollector-only annual-set issue; final production pending

Series Notes

CategoryValue
Years Produced1909–2026
Key Wheat Dates1909-S VDB, 1914-D, 1922-D / No D variety, 1931-S
Design ChangesWheat reverse 1909–1958, Memorial reverse 1959–2008, Bicentennial reverses 2009, Shield reverse 2010–2026
2026 MintageCollector-only annual-set issues; final totals pending