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) ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln cent
Victor David Brenner → designed → Lincoln cent obverse portrait of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln cent
Victor David Brenner → signatureUsedOn → 1909 Lincoln cent ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln cent
Frank Gasparro → notableWork → Lincoln Memorial reverse of the Lincoln cent ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln cent
Frank Gasparro → designed → Lincoln Memorial reverse of the Lincoln cent ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln cent
Frank Gasparro → knownFor → Lincoln Memorial reverse of the Lincoln cent ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln cent
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