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Lincoln Memorial Cent Values & Mintages

For the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse replaced the wheat ears in 1959. Look closely and you can see the statue of Lincoln seated between the columns, so the president appears on both sides of the coin.

Years
1959–2008
Issues listed
166
Lowest mintage
258.3M
Diameter
19.05 mm

Original illustration. Tap to flip.

Composition changed twice: bronze to brass in 1962, then to copper-plated zinc partway through 1982, so 1982 cents exist in both metals. Pre-1982 copper cents weigh 3.11 g; zinc cents weigh 2.5 g.

Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse).

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Key dates: lowest mintages

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1968-S Lincoln Memorial CentCommon date
258,270,001
1965 Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
301,470,000
1973-S Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
317,177,295
1972-S Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
376,939,108
1974-S Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
409,426,660
1971-S Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
525,133,459
1969-S Lincoln Memorial CentThe 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse is a major rarity.
544,375,000
1960 Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
586,405,000
1962 Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
606,045,000
1959 Lincoln Memorial CentVery common
609,715,000

Famous varieties & errors

1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Small Date)Variety / error
Unknown
1970-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Large Date, Low 7)Variety / error
Unknown
1974 Aluminum Cent (Pattern)Variety / error
1,570,000
1974 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Bronze-plated steel pattern)Variety / error
1,570,000
1974-D Aluminum Cent (Pattern)Variety / error
10
1975 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Aluminum pattern)Variety / error
66
1979-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Only, Clear S)Variety / error
Unknown
1981-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Clear S)Variety / error
Unknown
1982 Zinc Lincoln CentVariety / error
Unknown
1982-D Zinc Lincoln CentVariety / error
Unknown
1982-W Zinc Lincoln CentVariety / error
Unknown
Lincoln Memorial Cent circulation mintagesLog scale · hover or tap a bar · 1959–2008
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Every Lincoln Memorial Cent by year and mint

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Owned✓CoinYearMintMintageTypeSilver
1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent1959None 609,715,000Circulation strike–
1959 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1959None 1,149,291Proof–
1959-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1959D 1,279,760,000Circulation strike–
1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent1960None 586,405,000Circulation strike–
1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1960None 1,691,602Proof–
1960 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Small Date)1960None –Variety–
1960-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1960D 1,580,884,000Circulation strike–
1961 Lincoln Memorial Cent1961None 753,345,000Circulation strike–
1961 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1961None 3,028,244Proof–
1961-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1961D 1,753,266,700Circulation strike–
1962 Lincoln Memorial Cent1962None 606,045,000Circulation strike–
1962 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1962None 3,218,019Proof–
1962-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1962D 1,793,148,400Circulation strike–
1963 Lincoln Memorial Cent1963None 754,110,000Circulation strike–
1963 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1963None 3,075,645Proof–
1963-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1963D 1,774,020,400Circulation strike–
1964 Lincoln Memorial Cent1964None 2,451,945,000Circulation strike–
1964 Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1964None 3,950,762Proof–
1964-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1964D 3,799,071,500Circulation strike–
1965 Lincoln Memorial Cent1965None 301,470,000Circulation strike–
1965 Lincoln Memorial Cent SMS1965None 2,360,000Special Mint Set–
1966 Lincoln Memorial Cent1966None 811,100,000Circulation strike–
1966 Lincoln Memorial Cent SMS1966None 2,261,583Special Mint Set–
1967 Lincoln Memorial Cent1967None 907,575,000Circulation strike–
1967 Lincoln Memorial Cent SMS1967None 1,863,344Special Mint Set–
1968 Lincoln Memorial Cent1968None 1,707,880,970Circulation strike–
1968-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1968D 2,886,269,600Circulation strike–
1968-S Lincoln Memorial Cent1968S 258,270,001Circulation strike–
1968-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1968S 3,041,506Proof–
1969 Lincoln Memorial Cent1969None 1,136,910,000Circulation strike–
1969-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1969D 4,002,832,200Circulation strike–
1969-S Lincoln Memorial Cent1969S 544,375,000Circulation strike–
1969-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1969S 2,934,631Proof–
1970 Lincoln Memorial Cent1970None 1,898,315,000Circulation strike–
1970-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1970D 2,891,438,900Circulation strike–
1970-S Lincoln Memorial Cent1970S 690,560,004Circulation strike–
1970-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1970S 2,632,810Proof–
1970-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Large Date, Low 7)1970S –Variety–
1971 Lincoln Memorial Cent1971None 1,919,490,000Circulation strike–
1971-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1971D 2,911,045,600Circulation strike–
1971-S Lincoln Memorial Cent1971S 525,133,459Circulation strike–
1971-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1971S 3,220,733Proof–
1972 Lincoln Memorial Cent1972None 2,933,255,000Circulation strike–
1972-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1972D 2,665,071,400Circulation strike–
1972-S Lincoln Memorial Cent1972S 376,939,108Circulation strike–
1972-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1972S 3,260,996Proof–
1973 Lincoln Memorial Cent1973None 3,728,245,000Circulation strike–
1973-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1973D 3,549,576,588Circulation strike–
1973-S Lincoln Memorial Cent1973S 317,177,295Circulation strike–
1973-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1973S 2,760,339Proof–
1974 Lincoln Memorial Cent1974None 4,103,183,000Circulation strike–
1974 Aluminum Cent (Pattern)1974None 1,570,000Variety–
1974 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Bronze-plated steel pattern)1974None 1,570,000Variety–
1974-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1974D 4,235,098,000Circulation strike–
1974-D Aluminum Cent (Pattern)1974D 10Variety–
1974-S Lincoln Memorial Cent1974S 409,426,660Circulation strike–
1974-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1974S 2,612,568Proof–
1975 Lincoln Memorial Cent1975None 3,874,182,000Circulation strike–
1975 Lincoln Memorial Cent (Aluminum pattern)1975None 66Variety–
1975-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1975D 4,505,275,300Circulation strike–
1975-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1975S 2,845,450Proof–
1976 Lincoln Memorial Cent1976None 3,133,580,000Circulation strike–
1976-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1976D 4,221,592,455Circulation strike–
1976-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1976S 4,149,730Proof–
1977 Lincoln Memorial Cent1977None 3,074,575,000Circulation strike–
1977-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1977D 4,194,062,300Circulation strike–
1977-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1977S 3,251,152Proof–
1978 Lincoln Memorial Cent1978None 3,735,655,000Circulation strike–
1978-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1978D 4,280,233,400Circulation strike–
1978-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1978S 3,127,781Proof–
1979 Lincoln Memorial Cent1979None 3,560,940,000Circulation strike–
1979-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1979D 4,139,357,254Circulation strike–
1979-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1979S 3,677,175Proof–
1979-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Only, Clear S)1979S –Variety–
1980 Lincoln Memorial Cent1980None 4,653,915,000Circulation strike–
1980-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1980D 5,140,098,660Circulation strike–
1980-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1980S 3,554,806Proof–
1981 Lincoln Memorial Cent1981None 7,491,750,000Circulation strike–
1981-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1981D 5,373,235,677Circulation strike–
1981-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1981S 4,063,083Proof–
1981-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof (Clear S)1981S –Variety–
1982 Lincoln Memorial Cent1982None 10,712,525,000Circulation strike–
1982 Zinc Lincoln Cent1982None –Variety–
1982-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1982D 6,012,979,368Circulation strike–
1982-D Zinc Lincoln Cent1982D –Variety–
1982-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1982S 3,857,479Proof–
1982-W Zinc Lincoln Cent1982None –Variety–
1983 Lincoln Memorial Cent1983None 7,752,355,000Circulation strike–
1983-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1983D 6,467,199,428Circulation strike–
1983-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1983S 3,279,126Proof–
1984 Lincoln Memorial Cent1984None 8,151,079,000Circulation strike–
1984-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1984D 5,569,238,906Circulation strike–
1984-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1984S 3,065,110Proof–
1985 Lincoln Memorial Cent1985None 5,648,489,887Circulation strike–
1985-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1985D 5,287,399,926Circulation strike–
1985-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1985S 3,362,821Proof–
1986 Lincoln Memorial Cent1986None 4,491,395,493Circulation strike–
1986-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1986D 4,442,866,698Circulation strike–
1986-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1986S 3,010,497Proof–
1987 Lincoln Memorial Cent1987None 4,682,466,931Circulation strike–
1987-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1987D 4,879,389,514Circulation strike–
1987-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1987S 4,227,728Proof–
1988 Lincoln Memorial Cent1988None 6,092,810,000Circulation strike–
1988-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1988D 5,253,740,443Circulation strike–
1988-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1988S 3,262,948Proof–
1989 Lincoln Memorial Cent1989None 7,261,535,000Circulation strike–
1989-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1989D 5,345,467,111Circulation strike–
1989-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1989S 3,220,194Proof–
1990 Lincoln Memorial Cent1990None 6,851,765,000Circulation strike–
1990-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1990D 4,922,894,533Circulation strike–
1990-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1990S 3,296,004Proof–
1990 "No S" Proof Lincoln Cent1990None 3,555Proof–
1991 Lincoln Memorial Cent1991None 5,165,940,000Circulation strike–
1991-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1991D 4,158,442,076Circulation strike–
1991-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1991S 2,867,787Proof–
1992 Lincoln Memorial Cent1992None 4,648,905,000Circulation strike–
1992-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1992D 4,448,673,300Circulation strike–
1992-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1992S 4,176,560Proof–
1993 Lincoln Memorial Cent1993None 5,684,705,000Circulation strike–
1993-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1993D 6,426,650,571Circulation strike–
1993-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1993S 3,394,792Proof–
1994 Lincoln Memorial Cent1994None 6,500,850,000Circulation strike–
1994-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1994D 7,131,765,000Circulation strike–
1994-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1994S 3,269,923Proof–
1995 Lincoln Memorial Cent1995None 6,411,440,000Circulation strike–
1995-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1995D 7,128,560,000Circulation strike–
1995-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1995S 2,797,481Proof–
1996 Lincoln Memorial Cent1996None 6,612,465,000Circulation strike–
1996-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1996D 6,510,795,000Circulation strike–
1996-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1996S 2,525,265Proof–
1997 Lincoln Memorial Cent1997None 4,622,800,000Circulation strike–
1997-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1997D 4,576,555,000Circulation strike–
1997-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1997S 2,796,678Proof–
1998 Lincoln Memorial Cent1998None 5,032,200,000Circulation strike–
1998-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1998D 5,225,200,000Circulation strike–
1998-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1998S 2,086,507Proof–
1999 Lincoln Memorial Cent1999None 5,237,600,000Circulation strike–
1999-D Lincoln Memorial Cent1999D 6,360,065,000Circulation strike–
1999-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof1999S 3,347,966Proof–
2000 Lincoln Memorial Cent2000None 5,503,200,000Circulation strike–
2000-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2000D 8,774,220,000Circulation strike–
2000-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2000S 4,047,993Proof–
2001 Lincoln Memorial Cent2001None 4,959,600,000Circulation strike–
2001-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2001D 5,374,990,000Circulation strike–
2001-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2001S 3,184,606Proof–
2002 Lincoln Memorial Cent2002None 3,260,800,000Circulation strike–
2002-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2002D 4,028,055,000Circulation strike–
2002-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2002S 3,211,995Proof–
2003 Lincoln Memorial Cent2003None 3,300,000,000Circulation strike–
2003-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2003D 3,548,000,000Circulation strike–
2003-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2003S 3,298,439Proof–
2004 Lincoln Memorial Cent2004None 3,379,600,000Circulation strike–
2004-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2004D 3,456,400,000Circulation strike–
2004-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2004S 2,965,422Proof–
2005 Lincoln Memorial Cent2005None 3,935,600,000Circulation strike–
2005-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2005D 3,764,450,500Circulation strike–
2005-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2005S 3,344,679Proof–
2006 Lincoln Memorial Cent2006None 4,290,000,000Circulation strike–
2006-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2006D 3,944,000,000Circulation strike–
2006-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2006S 3,054,436Proof–
2007 Lincoln Memorial Cent2007None 3,762,400,000Circulation strike–
2007-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2007D 3,638,800,000Circulation strike–
2007-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2007S 2,577,166Proof–
2008 Lincoln Memorial Cent2008None 2,569,600,000Circulation strike–
2008-D Lincoln Memorial Cent2008D 2,849,600,000Circulation strike–
2008-S Lincoln Memorial Cent Proof2008S 2,169,561Proof–

Composition by year

YearsMetalWeightSilver
1959–196195% copper, 5% tin and zinc (bronze)3.11 g–
1962–198295% copper, 5% zinc (brass)3.11 g–
1983–200897.5% zinc core, 2.5% copper plating2.5 g–
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Mint mark location

1959–2008: On the obverse, below the date. Philadelphia cents have no mint mark (except the 2017-P, which is a Lincoln Shield cent).

Grading tips

Wear first shows on Lincoln's cheekbone and hair. Doubled-die varieties from 1969-S, 1972, 1983 (reverse), 1984 and 1995 are the big money coins, so always check the lettering under magnification.

Frequently asked questions

What is the rarest Lincoln Memorial Cent?

By mintage, the scarcest regular circulation issue is the 1968-S Lincoln Memorial Cent with 258,270,001 struck, followed by the 1965 Lincoln Memorial Cent (301,470,000). Survival rates and condition also matter: some higher-mintage dates are scarce in top grades.

Are Lincoln Memorial Cents silver?

1959–1961: 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc (bronze); 1962–1982: 95% copper, 5% zinc (brass); 1983–2008: 97.5% zinc core, 2.5% copper plating.

Where is the mint mark on a Lincoln Memorial Cent?

1959–2008: On the obverse, below the date. Philadelphia cents have no mint mark (except the 2017-P, which is a Lincoln Shield cent).

How many Lincoln Memorial Cents were made?

About 410,879,329,516 for circulation across 104 date and mint combinations, from 10,712,525,000 for the 1982 Lincoln Memorial Cent down to 258,270,001 for the 1968-S Lincoln Memorial Cent.

Who designed the Lincoln Memorial Cent?

Victor David Brenner (obverse); Frank Gasparro (reverse).

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Coronet (Matron Head) Large Cent

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Braided Hair Large Cent

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Lincoln Bicentennial Cent

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Lincoln Shield Cent

2010–present · 52 issues

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Mintages from Wikipedia's US Mint-sourced tables (CC BY-SA 4.0). Specifications from US Mint records. All sources.