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2025 Lincoln Cent

Union Shield Reverse · Year Archive

Coin Identity

CountryUnited States
Year2025
Denomination1 Cent
SeriesLincoln Cent — Union Shield Reverse
Type Period2010–2025
Minting AuthorityUnited States Mint

Physical Profile

CompositionCopper-plated zinc · 2.5% copper / balance zinc [U.S. Mint]
Weight2.50 g [U.S. Mint]
Diameter19.05 mm [U.S. Mint]
Official Thickness1.52 mm [U.S. Mint]
EdgePlain

Union Shield Reverse

Obverse · Abraham Lincoln

Victor David Brenner's Lincoln portrait remains on the obverse.

Reverse · Union Shield

Lyndall Bass designed the Union Shield reverse; Joseph Menna sculpted it. The design was introduced in 2010.

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Final Year of Circulating Cent Production

The U.S. Mint held the ceremonial final production strike for the circulating one-cent coin on November 12, 2025.

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Omega Privy Final Cents

The Mint later auctioned 232 three-coin sets containing final-era Omega-privy cents.

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2025 Issue & Mintage

P — Standard circulation655,200,000 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]
P — Omega Privy (Ω)232 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]
D — Standard circulation645,200,000 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]
D — Omega Privy (Ω)232 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]
P — Omega Privy (Ω)232 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]
D — Omega Privy (Ω)232 coins [Numista N#10969 secondary]

San Francisco Proof entries are organized separately in the 1982–2025 Proof folder. Blank catalogue mintages remain not separately stated.

Archive & Legacy Integration

Archive IDUS-1C-2025-LINCOLN-UNION-SHIELD
Year QRuslp25y · https://metacoinart.com/q/uslp25y

References

01 — PRIMARY OFFICIAL COIN-SPECIFIC SOURCE

United States Mint — Penny

Official Union Shield design, artist and physical-standard reference.

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02 — OFFICIAL DESIGN SOURCE

United States Mint — 2010 Lincoln One-Cent Launch

Official launch and Union Shield design explanation.

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03 — SECONDARY NUMISMATIC CROSS-CHECK

Numista N#10969

Secondary mintage and collector-variety cross-check from the table supplied by the user. No Numista images or valuation tables are reproduced.

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