1992 Lincoln Cent Date Guide

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1992 overview Mintage, history, and notes for this year's cents

Philadelphia (MS)

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Mintage: 4,648,905,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (44 of 126)

Denver (MS)

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Mintage: 4,448,673,300
Mintage Ranking for Type: (50 of 126)

San Francisco (PR)

Mintage: 4,176,560
Mintage Ranking for Type: (2 of 54)

1992 in history

Lincoln cents circulated as the U.S. economy slowly recovered from recession.
Bill Clinton defeated incumbent George H. W. Bush and independent Ross Perot in a three-way presidential race.
The Columbus Quincentenary half dollar, silver dollar, and gold five-dollar coins marked 1492-1992.
The Rodney King verdict sparked riots in Los Angeles that lasted several days.
The European Union was formally established by the Maastricht Treaty.
The first text message was sent in the United Kingdom.
Hurricane Andrew devastated parts of Florida and Louisiana in August.
The Cold War was declared over as Russia and the United States reduced nuclear arsenals.

1992 Lincoln cent year notes

Collector notes for 1992 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Images/Mintage Mint issues and coin images for 1992

Philadelphia (MS)

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Mintage: 4,648,905,000
Mintage Ranking for Type: (44 of 126)

Denver (MS)

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Mintage: 4,448,673,300
Mintage Ranking for Type: (50 of 126)

San Francisco (PR)

Mintage: 4,176,560
Mintage Ranking for Type: (2 of 54)

1992 in history What else was happening that year

Lincoln cents circulated as the U.S. economy slowly recovered from recession.
Bill Clinton defeated incumbent George H. W. Bush and independent Ross Perot in a three-way presidential race.
The Columbus Quincentenary half dollar, silver dollar, and gold five-dollar coins marked 1492-1992.
The Rodney King verdict sparked riots in Los Angeles that lasted several days.
The European Union was formally established by the Maastricht Treaty.
The first text message was sent in the United Kingdom.
Hurricane Andrew devastated parts of Florida and Louisiana in August.
The Cold War was declared over as Russia and the United States reduced nuclear arsenals.

1992 cent notes Collector notes for this year's Lincoln cents

Collector notes for 1992 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Key Dates & Errors Key dates, valuable errors, and genuine vs fake guidance for 1992

1992 Close AM Key date

Transitional reverse design; Close AM vs Wide AM identity and related fakes.

Research for this issue is in progress. Check back as diagnostics and photos are added.

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1992-D Close AM Key date

Denver Close AM transitional reverse; diagnostics confirm the correct reverse type.

Research for this issue is in progress. Check back as diagnostics and photos are added.

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See the list of all key dates and errors in Lincoln cents

Design types Obverse and reverse engravings in use for 1992

Obverse design types (ODT)

Beard detail added obverse — ODT26 · 1992

See the design types reference. Design types identify engraved designs; when differing designs create collectible alternatives within a year, see Lincoln cent design varieties.

Mint mark types Punch styles used on 1992 Lincoln cents

Large pointed serif-D — 1990–1994 · business
Large proof-S — 1990–1999 · proof

See the mint mark types reference.

Typical values Series price guide for regular-issue 1992 cents

1992 Lincoln cents from the CopperCoins series price guide (August/September 2026 edition) — approximate values only, not offers to buy or sell. Business strikes show separate BN, RB, and RD lines where priced.

Business strike

Issue	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	EF40	AU50
1992-P BN	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0
1992-P RB
1992-P RD
1992-P CLOSE AM BN
1992-P CLOSE AM RB
1992-P CLOSE AM RD
1992-D BN	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0
1992-D RB
1992-D RD
1992-D CLOSE AM BN
1992-D CLOSE AM RB
1992-D CLOSE AM RD
1992-D CLOSE AMRB BN

Issue	AU53	AU55	AU58	MS60	MS61	MS62
1992-P BN	0	0	0	0.05	0.05	0.05
1992-P RB
1992-P RD
1992-P CLOSE AM BN				2,000	2,600	3,200
1992-P CLOSE AM RB				2,800	3,500	7,500
1992-P CLOSE AM RD				3,200	3,800	8,000
1992-D BN	0	0	0	0.05	0.05	0.05
1992-D RB
1992-D RD
1992-D CLOSE AM BN				1,800	2,100	2,200
1992-D CLOSE AM RB						2,250
1992-D CLOSE AM RD						3,900
1992-D CLOSE AMRB BN

Issue	MS63	MS64	MS65	MS66	MS67	MS68
1992-P BN	0.10	0.50	3	5.65	10
1992-P RB	0.40	1.80	4.20	8.75	16.25
1992-P RD	6	7	8.30	14.50	26.25	100
1992-P CLOSE AM BN	9,400	15,000
1992-P CLOSE AM RB	15,400	18,800
1992-P CLOSE AM RD	17,700	21,500	24,400	29,400	32,500
1992-D BN	0.10	0.50	3	5	8.75
1992-D RB	0.40	2.10	4.20	6.90	12.50
1992-D RD	6	7	8.30	14.50	27	52
1992-D CLOSE AM BN	1,975	3,200	5,000
1992-D CLOSE AM RB	2,650	3,200	7,300
1992-D CLOSE AM RD	4,000	4,500	8,200	10,300	20,000
1992-D CLOSE AMRB BN	1,800	2,600

Issue	G4	VG8	F12	VF20	EF40	AU50
1992-P BN	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0
1992-P RB
1992-P RD
1992-P CLOSE AM BN
1992-P CLOSE AM RB
1992-P CLOSE AM RD
1992-D BN	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0
1992-D RB
1992-D RD
1992-D CLOSE AM BN
1992-D CLOSE AM RB
1992-D CLOSE AM RD
1992-D CLOSE AMRB BN

Issue	AU53	AU55	AU58	MS60	MS61	MS62
1992-P BN	0	0	0	0.05	0.05	0.05
1992-P RB
1992-P RD
1992-P CLOSE AM BN				2,000	2,600	3,200
1992-P CLOSE AM RB				2,800	3,500	7,500
1992-P CLOSE AM RD				3,200	3,800	8,000
1992-D BN	0	0	0	0.05	0.05	0.05
1992-D RB
1992-D RD
1992-D CLOSE AM BN				1,800	2,100	2,200
1992-D CLOSE AM RB						2,250
1992-D CLOSE AM RD						3,900
1992-D CLOSE AMRB BN

Issue	MS63	MS64	MS65	MS66	MS67	MS68
1992-P BN	0.10	0.50	3	5.65	10
1992-P RB	0.40	1.80	4.20	8.75	16.25
1992-P RD	6	7	8.30	14.50	26.25	100
1992-P CLOSE AM BN	9,400	15,000
1992-P CLOSE AM RB	15,400	18,800
1992-P CLOSE AM RD	17,700	21,500	24,400	29,400	32,500
1992-D BN	0.10	0.50	3	5	8.75
1992-D RB	0.40	2.10	4.20	6.90	12.50
1992-D RD	6	7	8.30	14.50	27	52
1992-D CLOSE AM BN	1,975	3,200	5,000
1992-D CLOSE AM RB	2,650	3,200	7,300
1992-D CLOSE AM RD	4,000	4,500	8,200	10,300	20,000
1992-D CLOSE AMRB BN	1,800	2,600

Proof

Issue	PR60	PR61	PR62	PR63
1992-S DCAM	1	1.10	1.50	2.20

Issue	PR64	PR65	PR66	PR67
1992-S DCAM	3.90	5.40	7.20	10

Issue	PR68	PR69	PR70
1992-S DCAM	12.50	18.75	90

Issue	PR60	PR61	PR62	PR63
1992-S DCAM	1	1.10	1.50	2.20

Issue	PR64	PR65	PR66	PR67
1992-S DCAM	3.90	5.40	7.20	10

Issue	PR68	PR69	PR70
1992-S DCAM	12.50	18.75	90

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Die varieties in the catalog Attributed 1992 dies by mint and variety type

Our attribution catalog for 1992—doubled dies, repunched mint marks, and related varieties documented by die number. This is specialist research beyond regular issue Lincoln cents.

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Catalogued dies for 1992

Number of assigned dies in the CopperCoins catalog, by mint and variety type. Click a count to search that group.

Mint	DO	DR	Total
Philadelphia (P)	1	3	4
Denver (D)	0	3	3
All mints	1	6	7

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