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1995 Lincoln Cent Date Guide

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1995 overview Mintage, history, and notes for this year's cents

Philadelphia (MS)

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Mintage
6,411,440,000
Mintage Ranking for Type
(19 of 126)

Denver (MS)

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Mintage
7,128,560,000
Mintage Ranking for Type
(12 of 126)

San Francisco (PR)

Mintage
2,797,481
Mintage Ranking for Type
(39 of 54)

1995 in history

1995 in history
  • Coin collectors increasingly traded Lincoln varieties on early Internet forums and auction sites.
  • A truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
  • The Oklahoma City bombing was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the United States to that date.
  • Windows 95 launched with a start button and taskbar that defined PC interfaces for years.
  • The World Trade Organization replaced GATT as the global body for trade rules.
  • Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
  • The DVD format was announced, eventually replacing VHS tapes for home video.
  • The Million Man March gathered African American men on the National Mall in Washington.

1995 Lincoln cent year notes

Collector notes for 1995 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Images/Mintage Mint issues and coin images for 1995

Philadelphia (MS)

Photo Credit: Cotgreave Collection

(click images above to see larger view)

Mintage
6,411,440,000
Mintage Ranking for Type
(19 of 126)

Denver (MS)

Photo Credit: Cotgreave Collection

(click images above to see larger view)

Mintage
7,128,560,000
Mintage Ranking for Type
(12 of 126)

San Francisco (PR)

Mintage
2,797,481
Mintage Ranking for Type
(39 of 54)
1995 in history What else was happening that year
1995 in history
  • Coin collectors increasingly traded Lincoln varieties on early Internet forums and auction sites.
  • A truck bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
  • The Oklahoma City bombing was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the United States to that date.
  • Windows 95 launched with a start button and taskbar that defined PC interfaces for years.
  • The World Trade Organization replaced GATT as the global body for trade rules.
  • Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at a peace rally in Tel Aviv.
  • The DVD format was announced, eventually replacing VHS tapes for home video.
  • The Million Man March gathered African American men on the National Mall in Washington.
1995 cent notes Collector notes for this year's Lincoln cents

Collector notes for 1995 Lincoln cents are being prepared.

Key Dates & Errors Key dates, valuable errors, and genuine vs fake guidance for 1995

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

Design types Obverse and reverse engravings in use for 1995

Obverse design types (ODT)

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 1995 Lincoln cents

See the mint mark types reference.

Typical values Series price guide for regular-issue 1995 cents

1995 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
1995-P BN 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0
1995-P RB
1995-P RD
1995-D BN 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0
1995-D RB
1995-D RD
Issue G4 VG8 F12 VF20 EF40 AU50
1995-P BN 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0
1995-P RB
1995-P RD
1995-D BN 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0
1995-D RB
1995-D RD

Proof

Issue PR60 PR61 PR62 PR63
1995-S DCAM 3.60 3.75 4.30 5.40
Issue PR60 PR61 PR62 PR63
1995-S DCAM 3.60 3.75 4.30 5.40
Die varieties in the catalog Attributed 1995 dies by mint and variety type

Our attribution catalog for 1995—doubled dies, repunched mint marks, and related varieties documented by die number. This is specialist research beyond regular issue Lincoln cents.

Search all 1995 dies Variety value guide for 1995

Catalogued dies for 1995

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

Mint DO Doubled Die Obverse DR Doubled Die Reverse Total
Philadelphia (P) 2 2 4
Denver (D) 6 2 8
All mints 8 4 12

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