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2025
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 19.05 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 3,100,000,000 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Copper-plated Zinc (97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper) |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-868 |
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The 2025 Lincoln Shield cent from the Philadelphia Mint has an estimated mintage of approximately 3.1 billion pieces. The cent enters its 116th year of continuous production, an achievement unmatched by any other coin design in American history. The Brenner obverse portrait has appeared on more individual coins than any other image ever reproduced, with cumulative Lincoln cent production well into the hundreds of billions since 1909.
The 2025 cent continues the Shield reverse design into its sixteenth year. The design has proven durable both artistically and practically. Its bold lines and simple geometry wear well in circulation, and the shield motif maintains its visual connection to Lincoln's preservation of the Union. Philadelphia's multi-billion-cent output ensures that new coins continue to replace the worn and damaged specimens that leave circulation each year.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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