1922 LNCOLN PENNY WHEAT CENT

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1922 VERY WEAK (D ) LNCOLN PENNY WHEAT CENT Penny (United States coin)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Cent (Penny) United States Value 0.01 of a U.S. dollar Mass 2.5 g (0.080 troy oz ) Diameter 19.05 mm (0.750 in) Thickness 1.55 mm (0.061 in) Edge Plain Composition 1982–present copper -plated zinc 97.5% Zn , 2.5% Cu Years of minting 1793–present Catalog number – Obverse Design Abraham Lincoln Designer Victor D. Brenner Design date 1909 (design was modified in 2010) [1 ] Reverse Design Union shield Designer Lyndall Bass Design date 2010 The United States one-cent coin, commonly known as a penny, is a unit of currency equaling one one-hundredth of a United States dollar . The cent's symbol is ¢. Its obverse has featured the profile of President Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth. From 1959 (the sesquicentennial of Lincoln's birth) to 2008, the reverse featured the Lincoln Memorial . Four different reverse designs in 2009 honored Lincoln's 200th birthday and a new, permanent reverse was introduced in 2010. The coin is 0.75 inches (19.05 mm) in diameter and 0.061 inches (1.55 mm) in thickness. The U.S. Mint 's official name for a penny is " cent "[ 2] and the U.S. Treasury's official name is "one cent piece". [3 ] The colloquial term "penny" derives from the British coin of the same name ; however, the British plural form pence is never used. As of 2010, it cost the U.S. Mint 1.79 cents to make a penny because of the costs of the penny's materials and production. [4 ] Contents [hide ] 1 History of composition 2 Designs 3 Lincoln penny 3.1 History 3.1.1 Obverse design 3.1.2 Reverse design 3.1.2.1 Wheat penny (1909–1958) 3.1.2.2 Lincoln Memorial penny (1959–2008) 3.1.2.3 The 2009 Lincoln pennies 3.1.2.4 Union shield penny (2010–present) 3.1.3 Composition 3.2 Matte Proof Lincolns 1909 to 1916 3.3 Mint errors specific to Lincoln cents 4 Toxicity 5 Numismatics and regulations 6 Metal content and manufacturing costs 7 See also 8 References 9 External links [ edit ] History of composition Years Material 1793–1857 100% copper 1857–1864 88% copper, 12% nickel (also known as NS-12 ) 1864–1942 1946–1962 bronze (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc) 1943 zinc-coated steel (also known as steel penny ) 1944–1946 brass (95% copper, 5% zinc) 1962–1982 brass (95% copper, 5% zinc) 1974 Experimental aluminum variety (test strikes only, not circulated) 1982–present* 97.5% zinc core, 2.5% copper plating In honor of the Lincoln cent's (Current design) 100th birthday pennies were also released to 1909's composition for collectors. The isotope composition of early coins spanning the period of 1828 to 1843 cents reflects that of copper from Cornwall ores from England while coins after 1850 that from the Keweenaw Peninsula , Michigan ores, a finding consistent with historical records. [5 ] In 1943, at the peak of World War II , pennies of zinc-coated steel were made for a short time because of war demands for copper. A few copper pennies from 1943 were produced from the 1942 planchets remaining in the bins. Similarly, some 1944 steel pennies have been confirmed. From 1944 through 1946, salvaged ammunition shells made their way into the minting process, and it was not uncommon to see coins featuring streaks of brass or having a considerably darker finish than other issues. 1974 aluminum penny from the Smithsonian During the early 1970s, the price of copper rose to a point where the penny contained almost one cent's worth of copper. This led the Mint to test alternative metals, including aluminum and bronze -clad steel . Aluminum was chosen , and over 1.5 million of these pennies were struck and ready for public release before ultimately being rejected. The proposed aluminum pennies were rejected because of two factors: vending machine owners complained the coins would cause mechanical problems and pediatricians/pediatric radiologists pointed out the radiodensity of the metal inside the respiratory and... read more

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