2025 Lincoln Cent Date Guide
Lincoln cent in its second century
2025 overview
Philadelphia (MS)
- Mintage
- 655,200,000
- Mintage Ranking for Type
- (31 of 41)
Denver (MS)
- Mintage
- 645,200,000
- Mintage Ranking for Type
- (32 of 41)
San Francisco (PR)
- Mintage
- 304,725
- Mintage Ranking for Type
- (30 of 32)
2025 in history
- The Lincoln cent remains the longest-running obverse design on U.S. circulating coinage more than a century after 1909.
- Congress and the Mint continue studying whether to change cent composition or reduce cent production.
- American Women and other quarter programs keep new designs flowing while the cent stays familiar.
- Artificial intelligence tools spread through workplaces, schools, and government services.
- Global temperatures and climate-related disasters keep pressure on energy and infrastructure policy.
- The U.S. economy balances inflation, interest rates, and employment after post-pandemic shocks.
- Space agencies plan missions toward the Moon and Mars with both government and private rockets.
- Collectors still hunt die varieties, red copper tones, and historic wheat and memorial cents in collections.
2025 Lincoln cent year notes
Collector notes for 2025 Lincoln cents are being prepared.
Images/Mintage
Philadelphia (MS)
- Mintage
- 655,200,000
- Mintage Ranking for Type
- (31 of 41)
Denver (MS)
- Mintage
- 645,200,000
- Mintage Ranking for Type
- (32 of 41)
San Francisco (PR)
- Mintage
- 304,725
- Mintage Ranking for Type
- (30 of 32)
2025 in history
- The Lincoln cent remains the longest-running obverse design on U.S. circulating coinage more than a century after 1909.
- Congress and the Mint continue studying whether to change cent composition or reduce cent production.
- American Women and other quarter programs keep new designs flowing while the cent stays familiar.
- Artificial intelligence tools spread through workplaces, schools, and government services.
- Global temperatures and climate-related disasters keep pressure on energy and infrastructure policy.
- The U.S. economy balances inflation, interest rates, and employment after post-pandemic shocks.
- Space agencies plan missions toward the Moon and Mars with both government and private rockets.
- Collectors still hunt die varieties, red copper tones, and historic wheat and memorial cents in collections.
2025 cent notes
Collector notes for 2025 Lincoln cents are being prepared.
Design types
Obverse design types (ODT)
Reverse design types (RDT)
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
-
Large boxy-D — 2008–2026 · business -
Square-serif S — 2008–2026 · proof
See the mint mark types reference.
Typical values
2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-P BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-P RB | ||||||
| 2025-P RD | ||||||
| 2025-P SHIELD RD | ||||||
| 2025-D BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-D RB | ||||||
| 2025-D RD | ||||||
| 2025-D SHIELD RD |
| Issue | AU53 | AU55 | AU58 | MS60 | MS61 | MS62 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-P BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 2025-P RB | ||||||
| 2025-P RD | ||||||
| 2025-P SHIELD RD | ||||||
| 2025-D BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 2025-D RB | ||||||
| 2025-D RD | ||||||
| 2025-D SHIELD RD |
| Issue | MS63 | MS64 | MS65 | MS66 | MS67 | MS68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-P BN | 0.15 | 2.10 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2025-P RB | 7.20 | 12.50 | ||||
| 2025-P RD | 8.40 | 16.25 | ||||
| 2025-P SHIELD RD | 14 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 600 | |
| 2025-D BN | 0.15 | 2.10 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2025-D RB | 7.20 | 12.50 | ||||
| 2025-D RD | 8.40 | 16.25 | ||||
| 2025-D SHIELD RD | 2 |
| Issue | G4 | VG8 | F12 | VF20 | EF40 | AU50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-P BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-P RB | ||||||
| 2025-P RD | ||||||
| 2025-P SHIELD RD | ||||||
| 2025-D BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-D RB | ||||||
| 2025-D RD | ||||||
| 2025-D SHIELD RD |
| Issue | AU53 | AU55 | AU58 | MS60 | MS61 | MS62 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-P BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 2025-P RB | ||||||
| 2025-P RD | ||||||
| 2025-P SHIELD RD | ||||||
| 2025-D BN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 2025-D RB | ||||||
| 2025-D RD | ||||||
| 2025-D SHIELD RD |
| Issue | MS63 | MS64 | MS65 | MS66 | MS67 | MS68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-P BN | 0.15 | 2.10 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2025-P RB | 7.20 | 12.50 | ||||
| 2025-P RD | 8.40 | 16.25 | ||||
| 2025-P SHIELD RD | 14 | 20 | 50 | 100 | 600 | |
| 2025-D BN | 0.15 | 2.10 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2025-D RB | 7.20 | 12.50 | ||||
| 2025-D RD | 8.40 | 16.25 | ||||
| 2025-D SHIELD RD | 2 |
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Die varieties in the catalog
Our attribution catalog for 2025—doubled dies, repunched mint marks, and related varieties documented by die number. This is specialist research beyond regular issue Lincoln cents.
Catalogued dies for 2025
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 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia (P) | 2 | 2 |
| All mints | 2 | 2 |
