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Below are the mintage figures for the United States cent.
The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark):
D = Denver Mint
W = West Point Mint
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 | (P) | 36,103 | Chain reverse |
| (P) | 63,353 | Wreath reverse |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 | (P) | 11,056 | |
| 1794 | (P) | 918,521 | |
| 1795 | (P) | 37,000 | Lettered edge |
| (P) | 501,500 | Plain edge | |
| (P) | c9 | Reeded edge, 9 known [1] | |
| 1796 | (P) | 109,825 |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1796 | (P) | 363,375 | |
| 1797 | (P) | 897,510 | |
| 1798 | (P) | 1,841,745 | |
| 1799 | (P) | 42,540 | |
| 1800 | (P) | 2,822,175 | |
| 1801 | (P) | 1,362,837 | |
| 1802 | (P) | 3,435,100 | |
| 1803 | (P) | 3,131,691 | |
| 1804 | (P) | 96,500 | |
| ? | c68 | Restrike, 68 known [2] [3] | |
| 1805 | (P) | 941,116 | |
| 1806 | (P) | 348,000 | |
| 1807 | (P) | 829,221 |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1808 | (P) | 1,007,000 | |
| 1809 | (P) | 222,867 | |
| 1810 | (P) | 1,458,500 | |
| ? | 3 | Restrike, 3 known | |
| 1811 | (P) | 218,025 | |
| 1812 | (P) | 1,075,500 | |
| 1813 | (P) | 418,000 | |
| 1814 | (P) | 357,830 | |
| 1815 | (P) | 2 | Only 2 1815 large cents were produced, because of copper shortages for the War of 1812. |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | (P) | 2,820,982 | |
| 1817 | (P) | 3,948,400 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1818 | (P) | 3,167,000 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1819 | (P) | 2,671,000 | |
| (P) | 8 | Proof, figure includes three 9 over 8 overdate errors | |
| 1820 | (P) | 4,407,550 | |
| (P) | 8 | Proof | |
| 1821 | (P) | 389,000 | |
| (P) | 15 | Proof | |
| 1822 | (P) | 2,072,339 | |
| (P) | 12 | Proof | |
| 1823 | (P) | 1,262,000 | |
| (P) | 10 | Proof, figure includes five 3 over 2 overdate errors | |
| ? | >200 | Restrike, an estimated 240 examples exist [4] | |
| ? | c2 | Silver restrike, an estimated 2 examples exist [5] | |
| 1824 | (P) | 1,262,000 | |
| (P) | 4 | Proof | |
| 1825 | (P) | 1,461,100 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1826 | (P) | 1,517,425 | |
| (P) | 3 | Proof | |
| 1827 | (P) | 2,357,732 | |
| (P) | 15 | Proof | |
| 1828 | (P) | 2,260,624 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1829 | (P) | 1,414,500 | |
| (P) | 12 | Proof | |
| 1830 | (P) | 1,711,500 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1831 | (P) | 3,359,260 | |
| (P) | 20 | Proof | |
| 1832 | (P) | 2,362,000 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1833 | (P) | 2,739,000 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1834 | (P) | 1,855,100 | |
| (P) | 15 | Proof | |
| 1835 | (P) | 3,878,400 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1836 | (P) | 2,111,000 | |
| (P) | 8 | Proof | |
| 1837 | (P) | 5,558,300 | |
| (P) | 8 | Proof | |
| 1838 | (P) | 6,370,200 | |
| (P) | 12 | Proof | |
| 1839 | (P) | 3,128,661 | |
| (P) | 1 | Proof |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1839 | (P) | 200,000 | |
| 1840 | (P) | 2,462,700 | |
| (P) | 15 | Proof | |
| 1841 | (P) | 1,597,367 | |
| (P) | 25 | Proof | |
| 1842 | (P) | 2,383,390 | |
| (P) | 15 | Proof | |
| 1843 | (P) | 2,425,342 | |
| (P) | 15 | Proof | |
| 1844 | (P) | 2,398,752 | |
| (P) | 20 | Proof | |
| 1845 | (P) | 3,894,804 | |
| (P) | 15 | Proof | |
| 1846 | (P) | 4,120,800 | |
| (P) | 22 | Proof | |
| 1847 | (P) | 6,183,669 | |
| (P) | 12 | Proof | |
| 1848 | (P) | 6,415,799 | |
| (P) | 7 | Proof | |
| 1849 | (P) | 4,178,500 | |
| (P) | 20 | Proof | |
| 1850 | (P) | 4,426,844 | |
| (P) | 8 | Proof | |
| 1851 | (P) | 9,889,707 | |
| (P) | 2 | Proof | |
| 1852 | (P) | 5,063,094 | |
| (P) | 10 | Proof | |
| 1853 | (P) | 6,641,131 | |
| (P) | 5 | Proof | |
| 1854 | (P) | 4,236,156 | |
| (P) | 50 | Proof | |
| 1855 | (P) | 1,574,829 | |
| (P) | 100 | Proof | |
| 1856 | (P) | 2,690,463 | |
| (P) | 100 | Proof | |
| 1857 | (P) | 333,456 | |
| (P) | 238 | Proof | |
| 1868 | (P) | c12 | Struck in copper for collectors. About a dozen are known to exist. |
| (P) | c7 | Struck in nickel for collectors. Only 7 are known to exist. |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | (P) | 634 | |
| (P) | 1,500 | Proof | |
| 1857 | (P) | 17,450,000 | |
| (P) | 485 | Proof | |
| 1858 | (P) | 24,600,000 | |
| (P) | 200 | Proof, small letters | |
| (P) | 80 | Proof, large letters |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | (P) | 36,400,000 | |
| (P) | 800 | Proof |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | (P) | 20,566,000 | |
| (P) | 1,000 | Proof | |
| 1861 | (P) | 10,100,000 | |
| (P) | 1,000 | Proof | |
| 1862 | (P) | 28,075,000 | |
| (P) | 550 | Proof | |
| 1863 | (P) | 49,840,000 | |
| (P) | 460 | Proof | |
| 1864 | (P) | 13,740,000 | |
| (P) | 370 | Proof |
| Year | Mint | Mintage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | (P) | 39,233,714 | |
| (P) | ^ | L on ribbon | |
| (P) | 150 | Proof | |
| (P) | 35 | Proof, L on ribbon | |
| 1865 | (P) | 35,429,286 | |
| (P) | 500 | Proof | |
| 1866 | (P) | 9,826,500 | |
| (P) | 725 | Proof | |
| 1867 | (P) | 9,821,000 | |
| (P) | 625 | Proof | |
| 1868 | (P) | 10,266,500 | |
| (P) | 600 | Proof | |
| 1869 | (P) | 6,420,000 | |
| (P) | 600 | Proof | |
| 1870 | (P) | 5,275,000 | |
| (P) | 1,000 | Proof | |
| 1871 | (P) | 3,929,500 | |
| (P) | 960 | Proof | |
| 1872 | (P) | 4,042,000 | |
| (P) | 950 | Proof | |
| 1873 | (P) | 11,676,500 | Double die variety has been found [6] |
| (P) | 1,100 | Proof | |
| 1874 | (P) | 14,187,500 | |
| (P) | 700 | Proof | |
| 1875 | (P) | 13,528,000 | |
| (P) | 700 | Proof | |
| 1876 | (P) | 7,944,000 | |
| (P) | 1,150 | Proof | |
| 1877 | (P) | 852,500 | |
| (P) | 900 | Proof | |
| 1878 | (P) | 5,797,500 | |
| (P) | 2,350 | Proof | |
| 1879 | (P) | 16,228,000 | |
| (P) | 3,200 | Proof | |
| 1880 | (P) | 38,961,000 | |
| (P) | 3,955 | Proof | |
| 1881 | (P) | 39,208,000 | |
| (P) | 3,575 | Proof | |
| 1882 | (P) | 38,578,000 | |
| (P) | 3,100 | Proof | |
| 1883 | (P) | 45,591,500 | |
| (P) | 6,609 | Proof | |
| 1884 | (P) | 23,257,800 | |
| (P) | 3,942 | Proof | |
| 1885 | (P) | 11,761,594 | |
| (P) | 3,790 | Proof | |
| 1886 | (P) | 17,650,000 | |
| (P) | 4,290 | Proof | |
| 1887 | (P) | 45,223,523 | |
| (P) | 2,960 | Proof | |
| 1888 | (P) | 37,489,832 | |
| (P) | 4,582 | Proof | |
| 1889 | (P) | 48,866,025 | |
| (P) | 3,336 | Proof | |
| 1890 | (P) | 57,180,114 | |
| (P) | 2,740 | Proof | |
| 1891 | (P) | 47,070,000 | |
| (P) | 2,350 | Proof | |
| 1892 | (P) | 37,647,087 | |
| (P) | 2,745 | Proof | |
| 1893 | (P) | 46,640,000 | |
| (P) | 2,195 | Proof | |
| 1894 | (P) | 16,749,500 | |
| (P) | 2,632 | Proof | |
| 1895 | (P) | 38,341,474 | |
| (P) | 2,062 | Proof | |
| 1896 | (P) | 39,055,431 | |
| (P) | 1,862 | Proof | |
| 1897 | (P) | 50,464,392 | |
| (P) | 1,938 | Proof | |
| 1898 | (P) | 49,821,284 | |
| (P) | 1,795 | Proof | |
| 1899 | (P) | 53,598,000 | |
| (P) | 2,031 | Proof | |
| 1900 | (P) | 66,831,502 | |
| (P) | 2,262 | Proof | |
| 1901 | (P) | 79,609,158 | |
| (P) | 1,985 | Proof | |
| 1902 | (P) | 87,374,704 | |
| (P) | 2,018 | Proof | |
| 1903 | (P) | 85,092,703 | |
| (P) | 1,790 | Proof | |
| 1904 | (P) | 61,326,198 | |
| (P) | 1,817 | Proof | |
| 1905 | (P) | 80,717,011 | |
| (P) | 2,152 | Proof | |
| 1906 | (P) | 96,020,530 | |
| (P) | 1,725 | Proof | |
| 1907 | (P) | 108,137,143 | |
| (P) | 1,475 | Proof | |
| 1908 | (P) | 32,326,317 | |
| S | 1,115,000 | First time San Francisco produced the cent | |
| (P) | 1,620 | Proof | |
| 1909 | (P) | 14,368,470 | |
| S | 309,000 | ||
| (P) | 2,175 | Proof |
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