Half-Cents and Cents

Lincoln Penny Value Chart by Year

Years: 1959–2025Designer: Victor David Brenner/Frank GasparroComposition: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc

Diameter: 19.00 millimetersWeight: 3.11 grams

Introduced in 1909 to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the Lincoln cent marked a revolutionary shift in American coinage by featuring a historical figure. Designed by Victor David Brenner, the…

Years Minted

$661K+

Top Value

Showing69 years·1097 coin types

1959

18 types

1960

40 types

1961

13 types

1962

13 types

1963

14 types

1964

15 types

1965

3 types

1966

8 types

1967

3 types

1968

20 types

1969

21 types

1970

42 types

1971

34 types

1972

46 types

1973

14 types

1974

16 types

1975

9 types

1976

12 types

1977

10 types

1978

9 types

1979

7 types

1980

14 types

1981

11 types

1982

37 types

1983

31 types

1984

20 types

1985

8 types

1986

8 types

1987

11 types

1988

17 types

1989

8 types

1990

10 types

1991

8 types

1992

20 types

1993

5 types

1994

8 types

1995

19 types

1996

5 types

1997

10 types

1998

15 types

1999

19 types

2000

18 types

2001

9 types

2002

9 types

2003

10 types

2004

14 types

2005

9 types

2006

15 types

2007

8 types

2008

8 types

2009

32 types

2010

8 types

2011

5 types

2012

9 types

2013

16 types

2014

16 types

2015

13 types

2016

15 types

2017

15 types

2018

17 types

2019

67 types

2020

29 types

2021

21 types

2022

26 types

2023

22 types

2024

19 types

2025

14 types