US Cent (penny) coins catalog
US Dollar ($)=100 cents
1 cent = 0.01 $US
First American penny is Flowing Hair cent
Flowing Hair large cent - Chain reverse
Minted: 1793
KM#11
Designer: Henry Voigt
Metal: copper
Diameter: 26-27 mm.
Weight: 13.48 g.
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / 1/100 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
head facing right
Obverse legend: LIBERTY / date
Flowing Hair large cent - Wreath reverse
Minted: 1793
KM#12
Designer: Henry Voigt
Metal: copper
Diameter: 26-27 mm.
Weight: 13.48 g.
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / 1/100 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
head facing right
Obverse legend: LIBERTY / date
Liberty Cap large cent
Minted: 1793-1796
(1793, 1794, 1795, 1796)
KM#13
Designer: Joseph Wright (1793-1795) and John Smith Gardner (1795-1796)
Metal: copper
Diameter: 29 mm.
Weight: 13.48 g. (1793-1795) or 10.89 g. (1795-1796)
Edge: lettered (ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR) or plain or reeded
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / 1/100 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
head facing right, Phrygian cap
Obverse legend: LIBERTY / date
Draped large cent
Minted: 1796-1807
(1796, 17987, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807)
KM#22
Designer: Robert Scot
Metal: copper
Diameter: 29 mm.
Weight: 10.98 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / 1/100 / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
head facing right
Obverse legend: LIBERTY / date
Classic Head large cent
Minted: 1808-1814
(1808, 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814)
KM#39
Designer: John Reich
Metal: copper
Diameter: 29 mm.
Weight: 10.89 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
head facing left, flanked by 13 stars
Obverse legend: date
Coronet large cent
Minted: 1816-1839
(1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839)
KM#45
Designer: Robert Scot
Metal: copper
Diameter: 28-29 mm.
Weight: 10.89 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
head facing left, within circle of 15 stars
Obverse legend: date
Brided Hair penny - large cent
Minted: 1839-1857
(1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857)
KM#67
Designer: Christian Gobrech
Metal: copper
Diameter: 27.5 mm.
Weight: 10.89 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
head facing left, within circle of 13 stars
Obverse legend: date
Flying Eagle cent (penny)
Minted: 1856-1858
(1856, 1857, 1858)
KM#85
Designer: James B. Longacre
Metal: copper
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 4.67 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT
Flying Eagle
Obverse legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / date
Indian Head penny
Minted: 1859
KM#87
Designer: James B. Longacre
Metal: copper-nickel
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 4.67 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath
Reverse legend: ONE CENT
Indian head with headdress left
Obverse legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / date
Indian Head penny - shield above reverse
Minted: 1860-1864
(1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864)
KM#90
Designer: James B. Longacre
Metal: copper-nickel
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 4.67 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath, shield above
Reverse legend: ONE CENT
Indian head with headdress left
Obverse legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / date
Indian Head penny - shield above reverse
Minted: 1864-1909
(1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909)
KM#90a
Designer: James B. Longacre
Metal: bronze
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 3.11 g.
Edge: plain
value within wreath, shield above
Reverse legend: ONE CENT
Indian head with headdress left
Obverse legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / date
Lincoln Cent - Wheat Ears penny
Minted: 1909-1958
(1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 (rare), 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958)
KM#132
Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Metal: bronze
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 3.11 g.
Edge: plain
Wheat Ears
Reverse legend: E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Lincoln right
Obverse legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / date
Lincoln Penny - Wheat Ears penny
US steel penny 1943
Minted: 1943
KM#132a
Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Metal: zinc coated steel
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 2.70 g.
Edge: plain
Wheat Ears
Reverse legend: E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE CENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Abraham Lincoln right
Obverse legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / date
Lincoln Cent - memorial reverse penny
Minted: 1959-1982
(1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
KM#201
Designer: Frank Gasparro
Metal: bronze
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 3.11 g.
Edge: plain
Lincoln Memorial in Washington
Reverse legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE CENT
Abraham Lincoln right
Obverse legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / date
Lincoln Cent - Memorial reverse penny
Minted: 1982-2008
(1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
KM#201b
Designer: Frank Gasparro
Metal: copper plated zinc
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 3.11 g.
Edge: plain
Lincoln Memorial in Washington
Reverse legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE CENT
Abraham Lincoln right
Obverse legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / date
Lincoln Cent - Shield reverse penny
minted: from 2010
KM#468
Designer: Victor D. Brenner
Metal: copper plated zinc
Diameter: 19.0 mm.
Weight: 3.11 g.
Edge: plain
Shield
Reverse legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / ONE CENT
Abraham Lincoln right
Obverse legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / date
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