United States 1996-D cent
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The Lincoln cent was introduced in 1909 and the Lincoln Memorial reverse adopted in 1959. Made in the hundreds of billions, it is one of the most familiar coins in the world. The alloy was changed from bronze to copper-plated zinc in 1982. In 2009, the reverse was changed to four commemoratives honoring the Lincoln bicentennial, after which the shield reverse was adopted.
Recorded mintage: 6,510,795,000.
Specification: 2.5 g, copper plated zinc, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 201b.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
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