Lincoln Memorial Cents
(1909 - 2008)
The Lincoln Memorial Cent was introduced in 1959 to mark the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, replacing the Wheat reverse with a depiction of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Designed by Frank Gasparro, the new reverse notably included a small image of the Lincoln statue within the Memorial — making it the first U.S. circulating coin to feature the same individual on both sides.
The series was struck from 1959 through 2008 and experienced a significant composition change. From 1959 through 1982, cents were produced in the traditional bronze alloy of 95% copper with 5% tin and zinc (tin was later removed, leaving copper and zinc). In mid-1982, rising copper prices led the Mint to transition to a copper-plated zinc composition consisting of 97.5% zinc with a thin outer layer of copper (2.5%). Because both compositions were produced in 1982, that year includes multiple collectible varieties based on metal type and date size.
While generally considered a modern series, Lincoln Memorial cents include notable varieties such as the 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse, 1972 Doubled Die Obverse, 1983 Doubled Die Reverse, and 1992 Close AM. The long production span, alloy transition, and wide availability make this series an accessible yet surprisingly complex area for collectors.
Check out dates & mintages for Lincoln Memorial Cents, below.Business Strikes
Type 1, Copper
1959 | 609,715,000
1959-D | 1,279,760,000
1960 | 586,405,000
1960-D | 1,580,884,000
1961 | 753,345,000
1961-D | 1,753,266,700
1962 | 606,045,000
1962-D | 1,793,148,140
1963 | 754,110,000
1963-D | 1,774,020,400
1964 | 2,648,575,000
1964-D | 3,799,071,500
1965 | 1,497,224,900
1966 | 2,188,147,783
1967 | 3,048,667,100
1968 | 1,707,880,970
1968-D | 2,886,269,600
1968-S | 258,270,001
1969 | 1,136,910,000
1969-D | 4,002,832,200
1969-S | 547,309,631
1970 | 1,898,315,000
1970-D | 2,891,438,900
1970-S | 693,192,814
1971 | 1,919,490,000
1971-D | 2,911,045,600
1971-S | 525,133,459
1972 | 2,933,255,000
1972-D | 2,665,071,400
1972-S | 376,939,108
1973 | 3,728,245,000
1973-D | 3,549,576,588
1973-S | 317,177,295
1974 | 4,232,140,523
1974-D | 4,235,098,000
1974-S | 409,426,660
1975 | 5,451,476,142
1975-D | 4,505,275,300
1976 | 4,674,292,426
1976-D | 4,221,592,455
1977 | 4,469,930,000
1977-D | 4,194,062,300
1978 | 5,558,605,000
1978-D | 4,280,233,400
1979 | 6,018,515,000
1979-D | 4,139,357,254
1980 | 7,414,705,000
1980-D | 5,140,098,660
1981 | 7,491,750,000
1981-D | 5,373,235,677
1982 | 10,712,525,000
1982-D | 6,012,979,368
1982 Small Date | 10,712,525,000
Type 2, Zinc
1982 Large Date | 4,063,083
1982 Small Date | 10,712,525,000
1982-D Large Date | 6,012,979,368
1982-D Small Date | 6,012,979,368
1983 | 7,752,355,000
1983-D | 6,467,199,428
1984 | 8,151,079,000
1984-D | 5,569,238,906
1985 | 5,648,489,887
1985-D | 5,287,399,926
1986 | 4,491,395,493
1986-D | 4,442,866,698
1987 | 4,682,466,931
1987-D | 4,879,389,514
1988 | 6,092,810,000
1988-D | 5,253,740,443
1989 | 7,261,535,000
1989-D | 5,345,467,111
1990 | 6,851,765,000
1990-D | 4,922,894,533
1991 | 5,165,940,000
1991-D | 4,158,442,076
1992 | 4,648,905,000
1992-D | 4,448,673,300
1993 | 5,684,705,000
1993-D | 6,426,650,571
1994 | 6,500,850,000
1994-D | 7,131,765,000
1995 | 6,411,400,000
1995-D | 7,128,560,000
1996 | 6,612,465,000
1996-D | 6,510,795,000
1997 | 4,622,800,000
1997-D | 4,576,555,000
1998 | 5,032,155,000
1998-D | 5,225,353,500
1999 | 5,237,600,000
1999-D | 6,360,065,000
2000 | 5,503,200,000
2000-D | 8,774,220,000
2001 | 4,959,600,000
2001-D | 5,374,990,000
2002 | 3,260,800,000
2002-D | 4,028,055,000
2003 | 3,300,000,000
2003-D | 3,548,000,000
2004 | 3,379,600,000
2004-D | 3,456,400,000
2005 | 3,935,600,000
2005-D | 3,764,450,000
2006 | 4,290,000,000
2006-D | 3,944,000,000
2007 | 3,763,400,000
2007-D | 3,638,800,000
2008 | 2,596,000,000
2008-D | 2,849,600,000
Proof Strikes
Type 1, Copper
1959 Proof | 1,149,291
1960 Proof | 1,691,602
1961 Proof | 3,028,244
1962 Proof | 3,218,019
1963 Proof | 3,075,645
1964 Proof | 3,950,762
1965 SMS | 2,360,000
1966 SMS | 2,261,583
1967 SMS | 1,863,344
1968-S Proof | 3,041,506
1969-S Proof | 2,934,631
1970-S Proof | 2,632,810
1971-S Proof | 3,220,733
1972-S Proof | 3,260,996
1973-S Proof | 2,760,339
1974-S Proof | 2,612,568
1975-S Proof | 2,845,450
1976-S Proof | 4,149,730
1977-S Proof | 3,251,152
1978-S Proof | 3,127,781
1979-S Proof | 3,677,175
1980-S Proof | 3,554,806
1981-S Proof | 4,063,083
1982-S Proof | 3,857,479
Type 2, Zinc
1983-S Proof | 3,279,126
1984-S Proof | 3,065,110
1985-S Proof | 3,362,821
1986-S Proof | 3,010,497
1987-S Proof | 4,227,728
1988-S Proof | 3,262,948
1989-S Proof | 3,220,194
1990-S Proof | 3,299,559
1991-S Proof | 2,867,787
1992-S Proof | 4,176,560
1993-S Proof | 3,394,792
1994-S Proof | 3,269,923
1995-S Proof | 2,797,481
1996-S Proof | 2,525,265
1997-S Proof | 2,796,678
1998-S Proof | 2,085,507
1999-S Proof | 3,347,966
2000-S Proof | 4,047,993
2002-S Proof | 3,211,995
2003-S Proof | 3,298,439
2004-S Proof | 2,965,422
2005-S Proof | 3,344,679
2006-S Proof | 3,054,436
2007-S Proof | 2,577,166
2008-S Proof | 2,169,561
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