Penny - United States Mint In 1943, pennies were made of zinc-coated steel because copper was needed during World War II At the beginning of 1943, a limited number of copper pennies were struck by mistake In honor of the Mint’s 225th anniversary in 2017, pennies made in Philadelphia had a “P” mint mark for the first time
Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program - United States Mint In 2009, the United States Mint issued four different pennies as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program The program recognized not only of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, but also the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent, first appearing in 1909
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Coin Specifications - United States Mint How much does a dime weigh? What are pennies made of? Find out in the table below, which gives specifications for U S Mint legal tender coins presently in production for annual sets Specifications for the American Innovation $1 Coins and Native American $1 Coins are the same The penny, dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar are clad coins
Pennies for Bonds Program - United States Mint Launching the Pennies for Bonds Program at the U S Treasury in Washington, D C , Mrs Brooks exchanged two $25 00 U S Savings Bonds for pennies delivered to her by Misses Paula Dobriansky and Harriet Skubik, (see photo)
Historic Coin Production - United States Mint In 1857, the Mint added nickel to the copper, but switched to tin and zinc in 1864 For the year 1943, pennies became zinc-coated steel because copper was essential to the war effort during World War II But the Mint also struck a limited number of copper pennies In 1962 tin was eliminated, and in 1982 the penny became primarily zinc with only
Circulating Coins - United States Mint Circulating coins - penny, nickel, dime, quarter - are the coins that the United States Mint produces for everyday transactions
U. S. Mint Statement on Circulating Coins - United States Mint WASHINGTON – The impact of COVID-19 has resulted in the disruption of the supply channels of circulating coinage – the pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters that the American people and businesses use in their day-to-day transactions The United States Mint is part of the solution to this issue, but we need your help as well
Mint Appeals for Return of the Penny - United States Mint This year alone the Mint expects to use 33,000 tons of copper in cent production—making about 35 million pennies each working day If just 15 billion pennies could be lured out of hiding, the Mint, at current production figures, wouldn’t have to make pennies for almost 2 years and it would represent a saving of $150 million