A demand still exists for historical 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cents. Five out of the original nine products are still available. As a group, last week's sales picked up another 13,432 according to the latest United States Mint sales figures.
The five remaining products include the Professional and Presidency Two-Roll Sets, the Mint Proof Set, Silver Proof Set, and Mint Uncirculated Set. The Mint Uncirculated Set consistently sells the most each week.
The four redesigned pennies made with the same alloy used in the original 1909 penny - 95% copper, 3% zinc and 2% tin - are still available in the US Mint Proof and US Mint Uncirculated Sets.
Those who enjoy finding 2009-dated pennies in circulation will find far fewer than hoped. The cents' final mintage numbers were the lowest in decades. The Mint struck 2.3 billion cents in 2009, compared to 5.4 billion in 2008. (See 2009 Lincoln Penny Mintages.) The last design, the Presidency, was most scarce from the Philadelphia Mint.
The new penny's design, the 2010 Lincoln "Preserve the Union" Cent or Shield Cent for short, launched February 11 in Springfield, Illinois at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
The following table includes the latest sales for sets and products that include the 2009 penny designs:
US Mint Coin Sales Figures: 2009 Lincoln Cents |
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Old
Sales |
New Sales
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Unit Change
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%
Increase |
Notes
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| Lincoln Cent Proof Set | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | NLA* |
| Log Cabin Two-Roll Set | 96,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
NLA*
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| Rail Splitter Two Roll Set | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
NLA*
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| Professional Life Two Roll Set | 275,557 | 277,048 | 1,491 | 0.5% |
Sales Began Aug. 13
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| Presidency Two Roll Set | 233,375 | 236,130 | 2,755 | 1.2% |
Sales Began Nov. 12
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| 2009 US Mint Proof Set | 1,443,527 | 1,446,410 | 2,883 | 0.2% | |
| 2009 US Mint Silver Proof Set | 662,198 | 664,885 | 2,687 | 0.4% | |
| 2009 US Mint Uncirculated Set | 724,755 | 728,371 | 3,616 | 0.5% |
Sales Began Oct. 1 |
| Lincoln Coin & Chronicles Set | 50,000 | 0 | - | - |
NLA*
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Final numbers for the Lincoln Cent Proof Sets were adjusted to an even 200,000 for sales figures as of Jan. 10. *NLA - No Longer Available. Coin sales figures above have an "as of date" of February 28. |
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The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Cent Sales.
