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1994 Lincoln Memorial Cent

Copper-Plated Zinc · Lincoln Memorial Reverse · Year Archive

01 IDENTITY

Coin Identity

CountryUnited States
Denomination1 Cent (0.01 USD)
Calendar Year1994
SeriesLincoln Memorial Cent
Type ScopeCopper-plated zinc type, 1982–2008
Issue ScopeYear archive covering supplied circulation, proof, satin-finish and catalogue-listed varieties
Minting AuthorityUnited States Mint
02 PHYSICAL PROFILE

Physical Specifications

CompositionCopper-plated zinc · 2.5% copper, balance zinc [U.S. Mint]
Standard Weight2.50 g [U.S. Mint]
Diameter19.05 mm [U.S. Mint]
Official Current Standard Thickness1.52 mm [U.S. Mint]
Catalogue Thickness1.3 mm [Numista N#43; secondary type-level figure]
ShapeRound
EdgePlain
OrientationCoin alignment

The U.S. Mint identifies the modern cent as copper-plated zinc with a 2.50 g weight, 19.05 mm diameter and plain edge. Its current official specification lists 1.52 mm thickness; Numista N#43 lists 1.3 mm for this catalogue type, so the catalogue thickness is kept separately rather than substituted for the official Mint standard.

03 DESIGN & CONTEXT

Design & Historical Context

Obverse · Abraham Lincoln

The obverse carries Victor David Brenner's portrait of Abraham Lincoln, introduced on the cent in 1909, with LIBERTY, the date and IN GOD WE TRUST.

Reverse · Lincoln Memorial

The reverse shows the Lincoln Memorial. The U.S. Mint identifies Frank Gasparro as the designer of the Memorial reverse used from 1959 through 2008.

1982 Composition Transition

The U.S. Mint timeline records that the cent changed to copper-plated zinc in 1982. This archive therefore treats 1982 as a transition year and does not convert combined 1982 catalogue totals into an invented zinc-only production figure.

Mint-Mark Context

Circulating cents of this period use no mint mark or D, while San Francisco S entries in the supplied table are Proof issues. The U.S. Mint confirms that West Point produced pennies from 1973 through 1986 without mint marks, so those pieces cannot be distinguished from Philadelphia by mint mark alone.

Archive Note

No Numista, PCGS or other third-party coin image is reproduced on this page. U.S. Mint material is used as the primary authority for the Lincoln penny design history, the 1982 composition change, modern cent specifications and mint-mark context. Detailed annual mintages and catalogue varieties are identified separately as Numista secondary data.

04 ISSUE & MINTAGE

Year Issue Information

No mint mark — Standard circulation6,500,850,000 coins · Standard circulation
Denver (D) — Standard circulation7,131,765,000 coins · Standard circulation
San Francisco (S) — Proof3,269,923 coins · Proof

The issue rows above reproduce the supplied Numista N#43 catalogue structure as secondary numismatic data. Blank or “included” variety mintages remain blank/included; this archive does not infer separate production quantities. U.S. Mint sources are used for official type, design, specification and minting-context verification, not as a claim that every annual figure above is an official U.S. Mint production total.

05 COLLECTION RECORD

Archive Information

Archive IDUS-1C-1994-LINCOLN-MEMORIAL-ZINC
Coin Codeuslp94m
QR Short Codeuslp94m
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/uslp94m
Canonical Path/world-coins/united-states/lincoln-penny/1982-2008-memorial/1994/
Catalogue Cross-checkNumista N#43 · KM#201a (1982) / KM#201b (1983–2008)
Legacy ProtectionExisting mint-specific Lincoln Memorial pages and QR identities are preserved; this page is a new year-level archive record.
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES

References

01 — PRIMARY OFFICIAL COIN-SPECIFIC SOURCE

United States Mint — Penny

Official U.S. Mint history of the Lincoln penny, including Victor David Brenner's obverse and Frank Gasparro's Lincoln Memorial reverse used from 1959 through 2008.

Open reference

02 — OFFICIAL COMPOSITION HISTORY

United States Mint — History Timeline

Official U.S. Mint timeline identifying 1982 as the year the cent composition changed to copper-plated zinc.

Open reference

03 — OFFICIAL PHYSICAL STANDARD

United States Mint — Coin Specifications

Official cent composition and physical standard: 2.5% copper / balance zinc, 2.50 g, 19.05 mm, 1.52 mm thickness and plain edge.

Open reference

04 — OFFICIAL MINT-MARK / FACILITY CONTEXT

United States Mint — Mint Marks

Official mint-mark history, including West Point penny production through 1986 without mint marks and modern mint-mark practice.

Open reference

05 — SECONDARY NUMISMATIC CROSS-CHECK

Numista — 1 Cent Lincoln Memorial Cent, Copper-Plated Zinc (N#43)

Secondary cross-check for 1982–2008 annual issue rows, mintages, Proof and Satin Finish entries, catalogue thickness and listed varieties. No Numista image, valuation table or copyrighted catalogue prose is reproduced.

Open reference