Lincoln Memorial Penny Values

How Much Lincoln Memorial Pennies are Worth: Lincoln Memorial Penny Values & Coin Price Chart

Year
Mint
Variety
Designation
VG-8
F-12
VF-20
EF-40
AU-50
U-60
MS-63
MS-64
MS-65
MS-66
MS-67
1800
P
Plain 4- Stemless Wreath
Red-brown
200
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600
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1000
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1100
YearMintVarietyDesignationVG-8F-12VF-20EF-40AU-50MS-60MS-63MS-64MS-65MS-66
1959(None) Phil--RD----------$2.20$5.20$9.30$14.50$27.10
1959D--RD----------$10$4$5.80$10.70$24.10
1960(None) PhilLarge DateRD----------$2.20$3.70$6.20$9.80$20.70
1960(None) PhilSmall DateRD----------$2.60$4.70$7.20$12.80$37
1960DLarge DateRD----------$0.44$8$7.80$10.80$27.20
1960D--RD----------$3.10$6.70$9.70$14.30$22.10
1960D/D--BN$2$3$4$7$18$45$79$100$134$182
1960D/DSmall/Large DateRB----------$56$108$134$163$324
1960D/DSmall/Large DateRD----------$74$136$164$219$467
1961(None) Phil--RD----------$2.20$5.70$9.20$13.80$24.80
1961D--RD----------$0.44$6$4.80$9.70$21.30
1962D--RD----------$0.44$3$3.80$11.70$31
1962(None) Phil--RD----------$10$7$5.80$11.70$28.80
1963(None) Phil--RD----------$0.44$6$4.80$11.70$29.80
1963D--RD----------$0.44$3$5.80$12.20$84
1964(None) Phil--RD----------$0.44$6$5.80$11.80$16.80
1964D--RD----------$0.33$6$8$11.40$20.70
1964D----------------$2$3$4--
1965(None) Phil--RD----------$15$5$4.80$13.20$23.70
1966(None) Phil--RD----------$20$7$5.80$12.20$38
1966(None) Phil--------------$3$6$8$10$20
1967(None) Phil--RD----------$0.33$8$14$14.40$29.40
1968S----------------$2$3$4$8
1968(None) Phil--RD----------$10$8$7.80$12.20$31
1968D--RD----------$0.44$6$5.80$9.30$25
1968S--RD----------$0.33$3$8$8.10$17.60
1969(None) Phil--RD----------$0.44$6$6.80$12.30$29.70
1969D--BN--------------$2$2--
1969D--RD----------$20$5$8$11.10$29.90
1969S--RD----------$60$5.70$9.70$12.80$34
1969SDoubled Die ReverseBN------$12,800$13,850$24,150$33,150$41,800----
1969SDoubled Die ReverseRB----------$25,725$37,550$54,200----
1969SDoubled Die ReverseRD----------$28,950$44,050$64,250$191,000$605,000
1969D----------------$2$3$4$8
1970SLarge DateRD----------$0.22$12$16$10.70$25.70
1970SLarge Date, Doubled Die ObverseRD----------$1,935$2,503$2,785$5,950$15,925
1970SLarge Date, Doubled Die ObverseRB----------$1,620$2,173$2,610$5,415--
1970SLarge Date, Doubled Die ObverseBN------$650$733$1,438$1,935$2,420$4,435--
1970(None) Phil--RD----------$9$8$12$18$16.80
1970SSmall DateRD----------$23.10$47$58$78$161
1970SSmall DateRB----------$10$24$30$60$75
1970S--BN------$2$3$6$16$20$27--
1970D--RD----------$0.22$10$16$12$26.80
1971S--RD----------$0.22$10$14$10.70$31
1971FS-102 (030.7)----$4$5$6$8$9$11$15$20$60--
1971(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$11$14$22$24.40
1971D--RD----------$13$6$15$12.70$28.50
1971(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRB----------$136$206$291$673$1,540
1971(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRD----------$162$239$325$758$2,565
1972(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$6$12$9.70$24.50
1972(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseBN$104$114$124$160$210$244$339$365$443$664
1972(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRB----------$263$373$423$530$758
1972(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRD----------$308$455$573$929$1,108
1972D--RD----------$0.22$5$8$18$27.10
1972S--RD----------$14$4$10$16$27.40
1973S--RD----------$0.44$8$8.80$13.70$47
1973(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$6$10$15$14.90
1973D--RD----------$0.22$3$8$8.80$25.90
1974(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$7$10$18$20.10
1974(None) PhilAluminum----------------------
1974D--RD----------$0.22$5$8$15$16.30
1974DAluminum--------------$250,000------
1974S--RD----------$15$7$12$13.10$57
1975(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$3$8$16$24.70
1975D--RD----------$13$7$12$16$33
1976D--RD----------$18$10$17$28$47
1976(None) Phil--RD----------$15$3$8$14$18.20
1977D--RD----------$0.22$8$14$24$67
1977(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$3$6$18$37
1978(None) Phil--RD----------$0.44$4$6.80$13.70$44
1979D--RD----------$0.22$10$14$11.70$27.90
1979(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$8$15$22$22.10
1980(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$5$10$15$33
1980D--RD----------$1.50$4$10$15$33
1981(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$4$10$14$29.30
1981D--RD----------$0.22$6$8$22$24
1982DZinc, Large DateRD----------$0.22$6$7$8.10$23
1982D--------------$0.17$2$3$4$6.40
1982DZinc, Small DateRD----------$0.33$8$12$10.10$24
1982(None) Phil--RD------------$6$8$10$14
1982(None) PhilZinc, Small DateRD----------$55$3$4$10$14.90
1982(None) PhilZinc, Large DateRD----------$0.44$6$4.30$8.70$13.30
1982D--RD----------$0.22$5$7$8.30$25.50
1982(None) Phil--RD----------$2.20$5.20$14.30$35$88
1983D--RD----------$0.22$5$8$18$14.30
1983(None) PhilDoubled Die ReverseRD----------$166$287$332$415$550
1983(None) PhilDoubled Die ReverseBN$13.20$21.30$32$59$78$107$174$210$250$295
1983(None) PhilDoubled Die ReverseRB----------$125$223$251$293$372
1983(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$5$9$14$18.50
1983(None) Phil--RB----------------$5$6
1984(None) Phil--BN----------------$4$5
1984(None) Phil--RD----------$0.22$6$8$10$12.30
1984(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseBN$8.80$16.50$33$66$52$66$103$129$147$170
1984(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRB----------$91$140$153$188$212
1984(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRD----------$129$168$184$239$317
1984D----------------$1$1$4$5
1984D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$9.60
1985(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$10.20
1985D--RD----------$12$6$7$10$12.20
1986(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$13.80
1986D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$9.20
1987(None) Phil--RD----------$13$6$7$10$8.60
1987D--RD----------$20$5$7$10$11.10
1988D--BN----------------$4$5
1988D--RD----------$15$5$7$10$9.10
1988(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$10$14$11.40
1988(None) Phil--BN----------------$4$5
1988(None) Phil--RB----------$0.11$0.22$0.33$5$4.40
1989(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.10
1989D--RD----------$12$6$10$14$20
1990(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$5$7$10$16
1990D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$17
1991(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.30
1991D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$9.80
1992DClose AMBN----------$1,738$2,155$3,150$5,000--
1992DClose AMRD----------$2,200$4,093$4,700$8,850$11,075
1992DClose AMRB------------$2,315$3,030$7,250--
1992(None) PhilClose AMRB----------$6,925$11,250$13,900----
1992D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.10
1992(None) PhilClose AMRD----------$7,675$14,000$18,125$20,000$24,000
1992(None) PhilClose AMBN--------$1,200$2,600$9,250------
1992(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.10
1993(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$4$5$8$8.60
1993D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.70
1994(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$9.70
1994D--RB----------------$5--
1994D--RD----------$6$6$7$10$8.70
1995D--RD----------$10$6$7$10$11.10
1995(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRD----------$120$37$50$65$81
1995(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseRB----------$11.90$18.80$26.30$33$47
1995(None) Phil--RD----------$10$6$7$10$8.20
1995(None) PhilDoubled Die ObverseBN------$11$6.50$9.80$15.10$17.30$21.50$35
1996(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.10
1996D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$9.70
1997(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$13.70
1997D--RD----------$0.11$3$4$6$7.70
1997(None) Phil--------------------$5$6
1998(None) PhilWide AM FS-901RD------------$32$65$135$200
1998(None) Phil--------------------$5$6
1998D--RD----------$0.11$3$4$12$10.70
1998(None) PhilWide AMBN------$8$9$10$13$14$27$37
1998(None) PhilWide AMRD----------$16.90$28.80$50$73$126
1998(None) PhilWide AMRB----------$11$15$20$50$85
1998(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$13.70
1998(None) Phil--BN----------------$4$5
1999(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$7$10$15$14.70
1999D--RD----------$7$6$7$8$6.10
1999(None) Phil--------------------$5$6
2000(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$11.10
2000D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.70
2001D--RD----------$6$6$7$10$8.10
2001(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.10
2002(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$8.10
2002D--RD----------$5$6$7$10$8.10
2003(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$7$8$10$8.10
2003D--RD----------$3$5$6$8$7.10
2004(None) Phil--RD----------$6$6$7$10$8.10
2004D--RD----------$8$4$6$8$7.10
2005(None) Phil--RD----------$5$6$7$10$16.20
2005D--RD----------$5$7$8$12$12.70
2006(None) Phil--RD----------$5$8$10$12$11.70
2006D--RD----------$5$6$7$10$13.70
2007D--RD----------$5$6$7$10$9.70
2008(None) Phil--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$13.30
2008D--RD----------$0.11$6$7$10$10.80
2009(None) PhilLincoln- Early ChildhoodRD----------$18$7$8$12$12.80
2009DLincoln- Early ChildhoodRD------------$7$8$12$12.20
2009(None) PhilLincoln- Formative YearsRD----------$25$7$8$10$32
2009DLincoln- Formative YearsRD------------$5$7$10$11.30
2009(None) PhilLincoln- ProfessionalRD------------$7$8$12$13.50
2009DLincoln- ProfessionalRD------------$7$8$12$14.90
2009(None) PhilLincoln- PresidencyRD----------$15$7$8$12$11.30
2009DLincoln- PresidencyRD------------$7$8$12$14.80

Description and History

The Lincoln Memorial Penny served as a bridge between the original Lincoln Wheat Penny and the more recent Lincoln Shield Penny. This coin, which features the Lincoln Memorial on its reverse, was minted from 1959 to 2008 and was introduced to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.

The obverse of the Lincoln Memorial Penny retains the iconic bust of Abraham Lincoln, designed by Victor David Brenner in 1909, a design that has remained consistent throughout the series and symbolizes Lincoln’s enduring legacy. The reverse, designed by Frank Gasparro, features a detailed depiction of the Lincoln Memorial, one of the most recognizable monuments in the United States, located in Washington, D.C. Inside the depiction of the memorial, one can see a statue of Lincoln seated. However, it requires magnification to be seen clearly. This design element underscores Lincoln’s significance as a national symbol of unity and freedom.

The Lincoln Memorial design replaced the Wheat Ears reverse that had been in place since the coin’s inception in 1909. The Lincoln Memorial Penny was minted at various U.S. Mint facilities, including Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, and over its nearly 50-year run, it witnessed America’s significant historical events and changes.

The Lincoln Memorial Penny is cherished among collectors for its historical value and representation of American art and architecture. It symbolizes a period of American history characterized by growth and challenges, reflecting the country’s enduring respect for Lincoln. For many, it serves as a reminder of the nation’s progress since the Civil War and its ongoing commitment to the ideals Lincoln represented.

The coin also represents a technical achievement in numismatics. Its detailed reverse design showcases the Mint’s ability to produce coins with intricate designs that capture significant national symbols. The Lincoln Memorial Penny was produced in vast quantities, making it accessible to collectors of all levels, from those just starting to seasoned numismatists.

Though the Lincoln Memorial Penny was replaced by the Lincoln Shield design in 2010, its legacy continues. It remains a popular collectible, with specific years and mint marks particularly sought after for their rarity or historical significance. The coin serves as a tangible connection to the mid-20th century and the enduring legacy of Abraham Lincoln, making it a cherished piece.