United States
1 Cent "Lincoln Cent - Shield Reverse" · “Lincoln Cent - Shield Reverse”
United States · 2010–2023 · Copper_plated_zinc
The coin
The story
The Lincoln Shield Cent — the penny that ended the penny
In 2010 the U.S. Mint gave the penny a new back — a Union shield, chosen to mark Abraham Lincoln holding the country together. Nobody knew it would be the last design the cent ever wore. On November 12, 2025, the Philadelphia Mint struck the final circulating American penny, and it carried this shield.
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