2016 US Coins: Values & Mintages

How many coins were made in 2016

Counting the circulation issues on this page, US mints struck 16,017,810,000 coins dated 2016 across 26 issues. That is close to the 2015 total of 16,570,291,998. In 2017 the figure fell to 14,866,757,872.

By mint: Philadelphia 8,216,950,000 (51%, up from 8,178,606,000) and Denver 7,800,860,000 (49%, down from 8,391,685,998).

2016 coins by denomination

Cents: 9,118,800,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Lincoln Shield Cent, up 2.6% on 2015. The scarcest is the 2016-D (4,420,400,000) and the most plentiful the 2016 (4,698,400,000).

Nickels: 1,546,560,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Return to Monticello Nickel, down 3.3% on 2015. The scarcest is the 2016-D (759,600,000) and the most plentiful the 2016-P (786,960,000).

Dimes: 2,954,000,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Roosevelt Dime, down 2.9% on 2015. The scarcest is the 2016-D (1,437,000,000) and the most plentiful the 2016-P (1,517,000,000).

Quarters: 2,356,030,000 struck in 10 circulation issues of the America the Beautiful Quarter, down 21% on 2015. The scarcest is the 2016-D Fort Moultrie Quarter (142,200,000) and the most plentiful the 2016-P Harpers Ferry Quarter (434,630,000).

Half Dollars: 4,200,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Kennedy Half Dollar, down 8.7% on 2015. The scarcest is the 2016-P (2,100,000) and the most plentiful the 2016-D (2,100,000).

Dollar Coins: 38,220,000 struck in 8 circulation issues of the Presidential Dollar and Sacagawea Dollar, down 16% on 2015. The scarcest is the 2016-D Code Talkers Native American Dollar (2,100,000) and the most plentiful the 2016-P Ronald Reagan (7,140,000).

Every 2016 circulation issue at a glance

• 2016-P Kennedy Half Dollar: 2,100,000 struck, 16th lowest of 116 in the series, similar to 2015.
• 2016-D Kennedy Half Dollar: 2,100,000 struck, 17th lowest of 116 in the series, similar to 2015.
• 2016-D Code Talkers Native American Dollar: 2,100,000 struck, 15th lowest of 46 in the series.
• 2016-P Code Talkers Native American Dollar: 2,800,000 struck, more than 53% of the series' 46 issues.
• 2016-D Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar: 4,340,000 struck, 18th lowest of 80 in the series.
• 2016-D Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar: 5,040,000 struck, 27th lowest of 80 in the series.
• 2016-P Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar: 5,460,000 struck, 31st lowest of 80 in the series.
• 2016-P Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar: 5,460,000 struck, 32nd lowest of 80 in the series.
• 2016-D Ronald Reagan Presidential Dollar: 5,880,000 struck, 34th lowest of 80 in the series.
• 2016-P Ronald Reagan Presidential Dollar: 7,140,000 struck, 38th lowest of 80 in the series.
• 2016-D Fort Moultrie Quarter: 142,200,000 struck, 56th lowest of 122 in the series.
• 2016-D Shawnee Quarter: 151,800,000 struck, more than 51% of the series' 122 issues.

The 14 more plentiful issues are listed in the tables below.

Lincoln Shield Cent: Peak production and the 2017-P

Shield cent production reached its highest levels in 2015 and 2016, with about 9 billion coins each year from Philadelphia and Denver combined. The cent's cost to produce stayed above face value, which renewed debate in Congress over ending it, though no change was made during this era.

For the 225th anniversary of the Philadelphia Mint, every 2017 cent from Philadelphia carries a P mint mark below the date, the first time a circulating cent has shown it. That makes 2017-P a distinctive date that is still easy to find in change. Many people set them aside. Also in 2017, the San Francisco Mint struck an Enhanced Uncirculated cent for a special 225th anniversary set. Uncirculated coins from these years are plentiful, though fully red examples without spots or plating flaws are prized.

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Return to Monticello Nickel: Recovery and the search for cheaper metals

Production recovered from 2010, rising from about 260 million at Philadelphia to more than 750 million at each mint by 2015 and 2016. The Coin Modernization, Oversight and Continuity Act of 2010 directed the Mint to study cheaper alloys. Test pieces were struck in several metals, but the copper-nickel composition stayed unchanged.

Proofs were struck at San Francisco each year, with mintages falling from about 1.7 million in 2010 to about 1 million by 2016 as collector set sales declined. Circulating coins from these years are common. Collectors look for complete steps on Monticello, strong hair detail and minor die varieties. Some dates show die cracks from long production runs. Bright uncirculated coins are easy to find in rolls and mint sets.

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Roosevelt Dime: Recession lows and anniversary specials

The recession of 2009 cut demand sharply. The Mint struck only about 96.5 million dimes at Philadelphia and 49.5 million at Denver, the lowest combined total since 1955. Output recovered quickly. In 2015 a March of Dimes set paired a silver proof dime from West Point with a silver reverse proof dime from Philadelphia. A 2017-S enhanced uncirculated dime followed in a set marking the Mint's 225th anniversary.

Silver proof dimes changed from 90 percent to .999 fine silver in 2019. Circulation mintages stayed above one billion per mint every year from 2013 through 2023, then dropped in 2024 to about 307 million at Philadelphia and 248 million at Denver. Output in 2025 stayed well below the earlier peaks. Low mintage West Point and San Francisco specials are the scarce coins of this era, while off-center strikes and clipped planchets are the usual finds in modern rolls.

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Kennedy Half Dollar: Collector-only production

From 2002 the Mint stopped releasing halves into circulation and struck them only for collectors, sold in rolls, bags and sets. Mintages stayed between about 1.7 and 3.8 million per mint through 2012. In 2014 the Mint marked the 50th anniversary with a 1964-2014 dual-dated gold proof from West Point, 73,772 struck, along with silver versions from all four mints.

Silver proofs switched to .999 fine silver in 2019. Output for collectors rose again after 2020, with Philadelphia striking 30.2 million in 2023. Business strikes of these years are rarely found in change, so most surviving coins are uncirculated, often still in original Mint rolls or packaging. Silver proofs of the 2020s were made in smaller numbers than those of earlier decades.

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Presidential Dollar: Made only for collectors

From 2012 the program continued for collectors only. The Mint struck the remaining presidents in small numbers and sold them in rolls, bags and sets, so these dates are seldom found in change and their mintages are a fraction of the early years.

The original program ended in 2016 with Ronald Reagan. Uncirculated coins from original rolls are the usual way to fill these years in a set and edge lettering errors from this period are much rarer than the early ones.

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Sacagawea Dollar: Code talkers to Ely Parker

The later designs turned to individual people and modern service: the Code Talkers in 2016, Sequoyah in 2017, Jim Thorpe in 2018, Native Americans in space in 2019, Elizabeth Peratrovich in 2020, Native American military service in 2021 and Ely S. Parker in 2022. Each coin page here explains its own design.

Mintages in these years were small by circulating standards and most coins went to collectors or to banks that ordered them, so you will rarely see one in change. Look for coins straight from mint rolls: the golden surface marks and tarnishes easily and a clean, bright coin is what collectors look for.

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