Lincoln cent

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The Lincoln cent is a U.S. one-cent coin featuring President Abraham Lincoln, first issued in 1909 and notable as the longest-running design in American coinage history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States one-cent coin
circulating coin
abbreviation penny (colloquial)
circulationStatus in circulation
composition 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc (1909–1942)
95% copper, 5% zinc (1944–1982)
97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper plating (1982–present)
zinc-coated steel (1943)
country United States
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
denomination one cent
designerOfObverse Victor David Brenner
diameter 19.05 mm
edge plain
featuresPortraitOf Abraham Lincoln
firstYearOfIssue 1909
hasVariety 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent
1955 doubled die obverse Lincoln cent
1969-S doubled die obverse Lincoln cent
1972 doubled die obverse Lincoln cent
1983 doubled die reverse Lincoln cent
1992 Close AM reverse Lincoln cent
1999 Wide AM reverse Lincoln cent
introducedToCommemorate 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth
legalTender yes
mass 2.5 g (copper-plated zinc issues after 1982)
3.11 g (bronze issues before 1982)
metalType base metal
mintingAuthority United States Mint
mintMarkLocations below date on obverse (most issues)
notableAs longest-running design in U.S. coinage history
obverseDesign Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
obverseDesigner Victor David Brenner
obverseLegend IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
date of issue
officialName cent
portraitOrientation right-facing bust of Abraham Lincoln
replaced Indian Head cent
reverseDesign Lincoln Memorial (1959–2008)
linked to: Lincoln Memorial

Union shield (2010–present)
bicentennial Lincoln designs (2009)
wheat ears (1909–1958)
reverseDesigner Frank Gasparro (Lincoln Memorial)
Lyndall Bass (Union shield)
Victor David Brenner (wheat ears)
subjectOf numismatic collecting
usedFor everyday cash transactions
value 0.01 U.S. dollar

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Philadelphia Mint notableProduct Lincoln cent
Zero hasBside Pennies
linked to: Lincoln cent
Indian Head cent replacedBy Lincoln cent
Union shield (2010–present) reverseOf Lincoln cent (2010–present)
linked to: Lincoln cent
Victor David Brenner designed United States one-cent coin (Lincoln cent)
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Victor David Brenner designed Lincoln cent obverse portrait of Abraham Lincoln
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Victor David Brenner signatureUsedOn 1909 Lincoln cent
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Frank Gasparro notableWork Lincoln Memorial reverse of the Lincoln cent
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Frank Gasparro designed Lincoln Memorial reverse of the Lincoln cent
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Frank Gasparro knownFor Lincoln Memorial reverse of the Lincoln cent
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Lyndall Bass notableWork Union Shield reverse design for the Lincoln cent
subject linked to: Lyndall Bass (Union shield)
linked to: Lincoln cent
Lyndall Bass designed Union Shield reverse of the Lincoln cent
subject linked to: Lyndall Bass (Union shield)
linked to: Lincoln cent
Victor David Brenner notableWork Lincoln cent obverse design
linked to: Lincoln cent