Lincoln Memorial Penny

1959-2008 | Designed by Frank Gasparro

$0.25 – $1,375

Total Coins: 57
Key Dates: 33 + 9 semi
Value Range: $0.25 - $1,375
Most Valuable: 1972 Lincoln Memorial Penny DDO

Lincoln Memorial Penny coins were minted from 1959-2008, designed by Frank Gasparro. This series includes 57 coins in our database. Values range from $0.25 to $1,375. The most sought-after is the 1972 Lincoln Memorial Penny DDO.

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Coins in this series with year, mint mark, mintage, and key date status
Year	Mint	Mintage	Status	Value Range	View
1959	D	4,726,838,866	Key Date	$6.5 - $1,175	View →
1959	P	3,518,300,266	Key Date	$6.5 - $1,250	View →
1959	S	3,564,539,647	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,175	View →
1960	D	2,693,293,742	Key Date	$6 - $1,275	View →
1960	D	562,054,047		$0.25 - $44	View →
1960	D	5,041,707,147		$0.25 - $42	View →
1960	P	2,374,310,182	Key Date	$6 - $1,300	View →
1960	P	1,125,869,780		$0.25 - $45	View →
1960	P	4,261,230,730		$0.25 - $44	View →
1960	S	3,923,369,220	Key Date	$6 - $1,275	View →
1960	S	3,051,386,657		$0.25 - $47	View →
1960	S	3,584,544,628		$0.25 - $45	View →
1968	D	2,686,979,290		$0.25 - $47	View →
1968	P	361,066,499		$0.25 - $47	View →
1968	S	616,171,819		$0.25 - $50	View →
1969	D	1,548,433,009		$0.25 - $44	View →
1969	D	5,073,982,980	Key Date	$6.5 - $1,275	View →
1969	P	3,368,254,824		$0.25 - $41	View →
1969	P	149,500,102	Key Date	$6.5 - $1,300	View →
1969	S	576,174,928		$0.25 - $40	View →
1969	S	3,303,341,262	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,225	View →
1970	D	458,883,620		$0.25 - $50	View →
1970	D	3,694,272,395	Key Date	$6.5 - $1,175	View →
1970	P	4,185,731,633		$0.25 - $43	View →
1970	P	615,547,359	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,125	View →
1970	S	1,206,190,897		$0.25 - $42	View →
1970	S	3,951,578,423	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,125	View →
1972	D	4,654,981,266	Key Date	$7 - $1,350	View →
1972	P	3,666,760,836	Key Date	$5 - $1,375	View →
1972	S	3,125,885,848	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,075	View →
1982	D	2,038,226,954	Key Date	$5 - $1,200	View →
1982	D	1,383,066,257	Key Date	$6 - $1,375	View →
1982	P	3,545,673,804	Key Date	$6 - $1,350	View →
1982	P	4,957,885,989	Key Date	$6 - $1,150	View →
1982	S	3,854,795,686	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,325	View →
1982	S	1,904,504,997	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,075	View →
1983	D	1,063,295,109	Key Date	$7 - $1,250	View →
1983	P	3,206,200,739	Key Date	$6 - $1,350	View →
1983	S	4,795,479,665	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,150	View →
1984	D	1,517,529,882	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,250	View →
1984	P	1,662,148,108	Key Date	$7 - $1,250	View →
1984	S	3,730,351,206	Key Date	$6 - $1,250	View →
1992	D	1,233,287,024	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,250	View →
1992	P	2,167,649,486	Key Date	$6 - $1,175	View →
1992	S	1,738,217,927	Key Date	$6 - $1,325	View →
1995	D	416,017,757	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,375	View →
1995	P	4,466,261,873	Key Date	$5.5 - $1,350	View →
1995	S	3,326,861,761	Key Date	$6 - $1,225	View →
1998	D	4,662,811,552	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $160	View →
1998	P	1,577,883,946	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $125	View →
1998	S	2,286,559,794	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $145	View →
1999	D	3,955,289,104	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $135	View →
1999	P	840,667,174	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $135	View →
1999	S	3,560,326,828	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $130	View →
2000	D	528,432,202	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $145	View →
2000	P	1,174,736,423	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $125	View →
2000	S	196,840,097	Semi-Key	$0.75 - $155	View →

1959 D

Mintage: 4,726,838,866

Key Date

$6.5 - $1,175View →

1959 P

Mintage: 3,518,300,266

Key Date

$6.5 - $1,250View →

1959 S

Mintage: 3,564,539,647

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,175View →

1960 D

Mintage: 2,693,293,742

Key Date

$6 - $1,275View →

1960 D

Mintage: 562,054,047

$0.25 - $44View →

1960 D

Mintage: 5,041,707,147

$0.25 - $42View →

1960 P

Mintage: 2,374,310,182

Key Date

$6 - $1,300View →

1960 P

Mintage: 1,125,869,780

$0.25 - $45View →

1960 P

Mintage: 4,261,230,730

$0.25 - $44View →

1960 S

Mintage: 3,923,369,220

Key Date

$6 - $1,275View →

1960 S

Mintage: 3,051,386,657

$0.25 - $47View →

1960 S

Mintage: 3,584,544,628

$0.25 - $45View →

1968 D

Mintage: 2,686,979,290

$0.25 - $47View →

1968 P

Mintage: 361,066,499

$0.25 - $47View →

1968 S

Mintage: 616,171,819

$0.25 - $50View →

1969 D

Mintage: 1,548,433,009

$0.25 - $44View →

1969 D

Mintage: 5,073,982,980

Key Date

$6.5 - $1,275View →

1969 P

Mintage: 3,368,254,824

$0.25 - $41View →

1969 P

Mintage: 149,500,102

Key Date

$6.5 - $1,300View →

1969 S

Mintage: 576,174,928

$0.25 - $40View →

1969 S

Mintage: 3,303,341,262

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,225View →

1970 D

Mintage: 458,883,620

$0.25 - $50View →

1970 D

Mintage: 3,694,272,395

Key Date

$6.5 - $1,175View →

1970 P

Mintage: 4,185,731,633

$0.25 - $43View →

1970 P

Mintage: 615,547,359

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,125View →

1970 S

Mintage: 1,206,190,897

$0.25 - $42View →

1970 S

Mintage: 3,951,578,423

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,125View →

1972 D

Mintage: 4,654,981,266

Key Date

$7 - $1,350View →

1972 P

Mintage: 3,666,760,836

Key Date

$5 - $1,375View →

1972 S

Mintage: 3,125,885,848

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,075View →

1982 D

Mintage: 2,038,226,954

Key Date

$5 - $1,200View →

1982 D

Mintage: 1,383,066,257

Key Date

$6 - $1,375View →

1982 P

Mintage: 3,545,673,804

Key Date

$6 - $1,350View →

1982 P

Mintage: 4,957,885,989

Key Date

$6 - $1,150View →

1982 S

Mintage: 3,854,795,686

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,325View →

1982 S

Mintage: 1,904,504,997

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,075View →

1983 D

Mintage: 1,063,295,109

Key Date

$7 - $1,250View →

1983 P

Mintage: 3,206,200,739

Key Date

$6 - $1,350View →

1983 S

Mintage: 4,795,479,665

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,150View →

1984 D

Mintage: 1,517,529,882

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,250View →

1984 P

Mintage: 1,662,148,108

Key Date

$7 - $1,250View →

1984 S

Mintage: 3,730,351,206

Key Date

$6 - $1,250View →

1992 D

Mintage: 1,233,287,024

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,250View →

1992 P

Mintage: 2,167,649,486

Key Date

$6 - $1,175View →

1992 S

Mintage: 1,738,217,927

Key Date

$6 - $1,325View →

1995 D

Mintage: 416,017,757

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,375View →

1995 P

Mintage: 4,466,261,873

Key Date

$5.5 - $1,350View →

1995 S

Mintage: 3,326,861,761

Key Date

$6 - $1,225View →

1998 D

Mintage: 4,662,811,552

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $160View →

1998 P

Mintage: 1,577,883,946

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $125View →

1998 S

Mintage: 2,286,559,794

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $145View →

1999 D

Mintage: 3,955,289,104

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $135View →

1999 P

Mintage: 840,667,174

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $135View →

1999 S

Mintage: 3,560,326,828

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $130View →

2000 D

Mintage: 528,432,202

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $145View →

2000 P

Mintage: 1,174,736,423

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $125View →

2000 S

Mintage: 196,840,097

Semi-Key

$0.75 - $155View →

Key Dates & Rarities

The most sought-after coins in the Lincoln Memorial Penny series, ranked by highest recorded value.

1972 Lincoln Memorial Penny DDO

Key Date

Mintage: 3,666,760,836 Up to $1,375

DDO variety

1982 D Lincoln Memorial Penny ( Copper Plated Zinc)

Key Date

Mintage: 1,383,066,257 Up to $1,375

1995 D Lincoln Memorial Penny DDO

Key Date

Mintage: 416,017,757 Up to $1,375

DDO variety

1972 D Lincoln Memorial Penny DDO

Key Date

Mintage: 4,654,981,266 Up to $1,350

DDO variety

1982 Lincoln Memorial Penny ( Copper)

Key Date

Mintage: 3,545,673,804 Up to $1,350

Lincoln Memorial Penny History

The Lincoln Memorial penny debuted in 1959 to mark the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Frank Gasparro designed the reverse, which features the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The U.S. Mint chose Gasparro because he was an assistant engraver who had previously designed the reverse of the Lincoln cent's predecessor. The coin replaced the Wheat reverse that had been on the penny since 1909. Composition changes defined the series over its 50-year run. Pennies from 1959 through 1982 consist of 95% copper and 5% zinc. Rising metal costs forced a change in 1982 to a copper-plated zinc planchet. The series ended in 2008 when the Mint transitioned to a series of four commemorative reverses celebrating Lincoln's life.

Collecting Tips

Focus on finding high-grade examples from the 1960s and 1970s, as these are affordable and accessible for new collectors. Look for coins with full, sharp detail on the Memorial steps, as these areas often show weak strikes. Zinc pennies from 1982 onwards frequently suffer from 'zinc rot' where the core corrodes under the plating, so avoid coins with bubbles or dark spots. Avoid spending money on common dates in low condition, and prioritize coins with bright, original luster to protect your investment value.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most valuable Lincoln Memorial Penny? +

The 1972 Lincoln Memorial Penny DDO is among the most valuable in this series. It is considered a key date by collectors. Condition plays a major role in value, so we recommend scanning your coin for a personalized estimate.

How many Lincoln Memorial Penny coins were made? +

The Lincoln Memorial Penny series spans 1959-2008 and includes coins from multiple mints. Our database tracks 57 individual date-and-mint combinations. Mintage figures vary widely, with lower-mintage coins typically commanding higher values.

How do I know if my Lincoln Memorial Penny is valuable? +

The value of a Lincoln Memorial Penny depends on the year, mint mark, condition (grade), and whether it is a key date or variety. You can check our price table above for grade-by-grade values, or scan your coin for an instant identification and value estimate.