United States cent mintage figures explained

Below are the mintage figures for the United States cent.

The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):

P = Philadelphia Mint

D = Denver Mint

S = San Francisco Mint

W = West Point Mint

Flowing Hair large cent

Flowing Hair large cent, 1793 (Copper)

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1793	(P)	36,103	Chain reverse
	(P)	63,353	Wreath reverse

Liberty Cap large cent

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Liberty Cap large cent, 1793–1796 (Copper)

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1793	(P)	11,056
1794	(P)	918,521
1795	(P)	37,000	Lettered edge
	(P)	501,500	Plain edge
	(P)	c9	Reeded edge, 9 known^[1]
1796	(P)	109,825

Draped Bust large cent

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Draped Bust large cent, 1796–1807 (Copper)

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1796	(P)	363,375
1797	(P)	897,510
1798	(P)	1,841,745
1799	(P)	42,540
1800	(P)	2,822,175
1801	(P)	1,362,837
1802	(P)	3,435,100
1803	(P)	3,131,691
1804	(P)	96,500
	?	c68	Restrike, 68 known^[2] ^[3]
1805	(P)	941,116
1806	(P)	348,000
1807	(P)	829,221

Classic Head large cent

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Classic Head large cent, 1808–1815 (Copper)

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1808	(P)	1,007,000
1809	(P)	222,867
1810	(P)	1,458,500
	?	3	Restrike, 3 known
1811	(P)	218,025
1812	(P)	1,075,500
1813	(P)	418,000
1814	(P)	357,830
1815	(P)	2	Only 2 1815 large cents were produced, because of copper shortages for the War of 1812.

Coronet Head large cent

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Matron Head large cent

Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted)

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1816	(P)	2,820,982
1817	(P)	3,948,400
	(P)	5	Proof
1818	(P)	3,167,000
	(P)	5	Proof
1819	(P)	2,671,000
	(P)	8	Proof, figure includes three 9 over 8 overdate errors
1820	(P)	4,407,550
	(P)	8	Proof
1821	(P)	389,000
	(P)	15	Proof
1822	(P)	2,072,339
	(P)	12	Proof
1823	(P)	1,262,000
	(P)	10	Proof, figure includes five 3 over 2 overdate errors
	?	>200	Restrike, an estimated 240 examples exist^[4]
	?	c2	Silver restrike, an estimated 2 examples exist^[5]
1824	(P)	1,262,000
	(P)	4	Proof
1825	(P)	1,461,100
	(P)	5	Proof
1826	(P)	1,517,425
	(P)	3	Proof
1827	(P)	2,357,732
	(P)	15	Proof
1828	(P)	2,260,624
	(P)	5	Proof
1829	(P)	1,414,500
	(P)	12	Proof
1830	(P)	1,711,500
	(P)	5	Proof
1831	(P)	3,359,260
	(P)	20	Proof
1832	(P)	2,362,000
	(P)	5	Proof
1833	(P)	2,739,000
	(P)	5	Proof
1834	(P)	1,855,100
	(P)	15	Proof
1835	(P)	3,878,400
	(P)	5	Proof
1836	(P)	2,111,000
	(P)	8	Proof
1837	(P)	5,558,300
	(P)	8	Proof
1838	(P)	6,370,200
	(P)	12	Proof
1839	(P)	3,128,661
	(P)	1	Proof

Braided Hair large cent

Braided Hair large cent, 1839–1857; 1868 (Copper)

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1839	(P)	200,000
1840	(P)	2,462,700
	(P)	15	Proof
1841	(P)	1,597,367
	(P)	25	Proof
1842	(P)	2,383,390
	(P)	15	Proof
1843	(P)	2,425,342
	(P)	15	Proof
1844	(P)	2,398,752
	(P)	20	Proof
1845	(P)	3,894,804
	(P)	15	Proof
1846	(P)	4,120,800
	(P)	22	Proof
1847	(P)	6,183,669
	(P)	12	Proof
1848	(P)	6,415,799
	(P)	7	Proof
1849	(P)	4,178,500
	(P)	20	Proof
1850	(P)	4,426,844
	(P)	8	Proof
1851	(P)	9,889,707
	(P)	2	Proof
1852	(P)	5,063,094
	(P)	10	Proof
1853	(P)	6,641,131
	(P)	5	Proof
1854	(P)	4,236,156
	(P)	50	Proof
1855	(P)	1,574,829
	(P)	100	Proof
1856	(P)	2,690,463
	(P)	100	Proof
1857	(P)	333,456
	(P)	238	Proof
1868	(P)	c12	Struck in copper for collectors. About a dozen are known to exist.
	(P)	c7	Struck in nickel for collectors. Only 7 are known to exist.

Flying Eagle cent

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Flying Eagle cent, 1856–1858

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1856	(P)	634
	(P)	1,500	Proof
1857	(P)	17,450,000
	(P)	485	Proof
1858	(P)	24,600,000
	(P)	200	Proof, small letters
	(P)	80	Proof, large letters

Indian Head cent

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Cupronickel Indian cent

No shield on reverse, 1859

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1859	(P)	36,400,000
	(P)	800	Proof

Shield on reverse, 1860–1864

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1860	(P)	20,566,000
	(P)	1,000	Proof
1861	(P)	10,100,000
	(P)	1,000	Proof
1862	(P)	28,075,000
	(P)	550	Proof
1863	(P)	49,840,000
	(P)	460	Proof
1864	(P)	13,740,000
	(P)	370	Proof

Bronze Indian cent

Shield on reverse, 1864–1909

Year	Mint	Mintage	Comments
1864	(P)	39,233,714
	(P)	^	L on ribbon
	(P)	150	Proof
	(P)	35	Proof, L on ribbon
1865	(P)	35,429,286
	(P)	500	Proof
1866	(P)	9,826,500
	(P)	725	Proof
1867	(P)	9,821,000
	(P)	625	Proof
1868	(P)	10,266,500
	(P)	600	Proof
1869	(P)	6,420,000
	(P)	600	Proof
1870	(P)	5,275,000
	(P)	1,000	Proof
1871	(P)	3,929,500
	(P)	960	Proof
1872	(P)	4,042,000
	(P)	950	Proof
1873	(P)	11,676,500	Double die variety has been found^[6]
	(P)	1,100	Proof
1874	(P)	14,187,500
	(P)	700	Proof
1875	(P)	13,528,000
	(P)	700	Proof
1876	(P)	7,944,000
	(P)	1,150	Proof
1877	(P)	852,500
	(P)	900	Proof
1878	(P)	5,797,500
	(P)	2,350	Proof
1879	(P)	16,228,000
	(P)	3,200	Proof
1880	(P)	38,961,000
	(P)	3,955	Proof
1881	(P)	39,208,000
	(P)	3,575	Proof
1882	(P)	38,578,000
	(P)	3,100	Proof
1883	(P)	45,591,500
	(P)	6,609	Proof
1884	(P)	23,257,800
	(P)	3,942	Proof
1885	(P)	11,761,594
	(P)	3,790	Proof
1886	(P)	17,650,000
	(P)	4,290	Proof
1887	(P)	45,223,523
	(P)	2,960	Proof
1888	(P)	37,489,832
	(P)	4,582	Proof
1889	(P)	48,866,025
	(P)	3,336	Proof
1890	(P)	57,180,114
	(P)	2,740	Proof
1891	(P)	47,070,000
	(P)	2,350	Proof
1892	(P)	37,647,087
	(P)	2,745	Proof
1893	(P)	46,640,000
	(P)	2,195	Proof
1894	(P)	16,749,500
	(P)	2,632	Proof
1895	(P)	38,341,474
	(P)	2,062	Proof
1896	(P)	39,055,431
	(P)	1,862	Proof
1897	(P)	50,464,392
	(P)	1,938	Proof
1898	(P)	49,821,284
	(P)	1,795	Proof
1899	(P)	53,598,000
	(P)	2,031	Proof
1900	(P)	66,831,502
	(P)	2,262	Proof
1901	(P)	79,609,158
	(P)	1,985	Proof
1902	(P)	87,374,704
	(P)	2,018	Proof
1903	(P)	85,092,703
	(P)	1,790	Proof
1904	(P)	61,326,198
	(P)	1,817	Proof
1905	(P)	80,717,011
	(P)	2,152	Proof
1906	(P)	96,020,530
	(P)	1,725	Proof
1907	(P)	108,137,143
	(P)	1,475	Proof
1908	(P)	32,326,317
	S	1,115,000	First time San Francisco produced the cent
	(P)	1,620	Proof
1909	(P)	14,368,470
	S	309,000
	(P)	2,175	Proof

Lincoln cents

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See also

• Cent (United States coin)
• Wheat cent
• 1943 steel cent
• 1955 doubled die cent
• 1974 aluminum cent
• United States quarter mintage figures
  • Washington quarter mintage figures
  • 50 State quarter mintage figures
  • America the Beautiful quarter mintage figures
• United States nickel mintage quantities
• Kennedy half dollar mintage figures

References

• Public domain text from the US Treasury Dept
• "A Guide Book of United States Coins," R.S. Yeoman, edited by Kenneth Bresset. Whitman, annual edition. The "Red Book" is the standard reference for U.S. coins.

External links

• US Lincoln Cent by year and type - histories, photos, and more
• Lincoln Cent Pictures

Notes and References

1. Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins. Yeoman. R.S.. Bressett. Kenneth. Garrett. Jeff. Bowers. Q. David. 2019. Whitman Publishing. 72nd. Pelham, Alabama. 111.
2. Web site: 1804 1C Private Restrike, RD (Regular Strike) . PCGS.com . Collectors Universe, Inc. . 4 November 2019.
3. Web site: 1804 1C Private Restrike, RB (Regular Strike) . PCGS.com . Collectors Universe, Inc. . 4 November 2019.
4. Web site: 1823 1C Private Restrike, BN (Regular Strike) Coronet Head Cent - PCGS CoinFacts. PCGS. 2019-03-17.
5. Web site: 1823 1C Private Restrike Silver (Regular Strike) Coronet Head Cent - PCGS CoinFacts. PCGS. 2019-03-17.
6. Web site: 1873 1C Double LIBERTY, BN (Regular Strike) Indian Cent - PCGS CoinFacts. PCGS. 2019-03-18.