2009 Lincoln Penny Mintages
You can't tell by looking at your daily pocket change, but the United States Mint actually produced more than 2.3 billion pennies during 2009.
Despite all the freshly minted 2009 Lincoln cents, finding the pennies in circulation can be quite the challenge. Why? Economic pressures have forced many to break the old penny jars and use otherwise hoarded change to buy groceries and other necessities.
The result is that pocket change is actually flowing back into the banking system instead of the other way around, like most years. And that's why it can be so difficult in certain regions of the U.S. to find 2009 coins, including the new pennies.
The following mintage tables provide a glance into how many cents the US Mint has struck by cent design. These are actually the coins minted in Denver and Philadelphia for circulation purposes only -- they do not include proof or uncirculated collector coins the Mint produces.
For reference, here are total mintage figures that are known:
2009 Lincoln Penny Mintages
| Denver | Philadelphia | 2009 Total | |
| Birthplace Cent | 350,400,000 | 284,400,000 | 634,800,000 |
| Formative Years Cent | 363,600,000 | 376,000,000 | 739,600,000 |
| Professional Life Cent | 336,000,000 | 316,000,000 | 652,000,000 |
| Presidency Cent | 198,000,000 | 129,600,000 | 327,600,000 |
| Total | 1,248,000,000 | 1,106,000,000 | 2,354,000,000 |
The fourth and final 2009 redesigned Lincoln Presidency penny was launched on Nov. 12, 2009.