United States 1939 cent

As the United States gradually climbed out of the Depression, coin mintages increased. This issue has the highest mintage of any since 1919 tho it would be dwarfed by the huge production of 1940-45. This date is common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 316,479,520 (highest mintage since 1919).

Specification: 3.11 g, bronze, 19 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Victor D. Brenner.

Catalog Reference: KM 132.

Source:

• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Taylor, Sol, The Standard Guide to the Lincoln Cent, N. Hollywood, CA, 1983.

Link to:

• 1937-D cent
• 1939 dime
• 1939-D dime
• 1939 half dollar
• 1939 "Arkansas" half dollar
• 1940 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1939
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