Lincoln Cent (Modern) is a United States catalog series covering 1959 to Date. This page organizes the available design types, dated issues, mint information, recognized varieties, physical specifications, and grade references.
225 dated issues and 16 documented varieties are organized below.
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Copper Alloy Penny
1959–undated; 95% Copper - 5% Tin and Zinc.
Designer: Frank Gasparro; diameter: 19 mm; weight: 3.11 g.
Copper Plated Zinc Penny
1982–undated; 97.5% Zinc - 2.5% Copper after 1982.
Designer: Frank Gasparro; diameter: 19 mm; weight: 2.5 g.
Lincoln Bicentennial Series
2009–undated; 97.5% Zinc - 2.5% Copper after 1982.
Designer: Frank Gasparro; diameter: 19 mm; weight: 2.5 g.
Copper Plated Zinc Penny
2010–present; 97.5% Zinc - 2.5% Copper.
Designer: Frank Gasparro; diameter: 19 mm; weight: 2.5 g.