please narrow this question down as each mint produces variours numbers of pennies and the number as a whole can fluxuate based on state/countries needs.
also be advised while USA has moved from pennies a while back (i think) other countries such as Australia have only relativly recently moved away from pennies so there figures may be higher. especially since Australia has 2 offical mints for coin processing country wide
Coins made at the Philadelphia mint did not have mint marks until the 1980s. Your coin was made at the Philadelphia mint.
In order to give an estimate of the value of a penny, the mintmark and the date are needed. There are many, many "S" mint pennies, each with its own value.
There were no 1910 steel pennies ever made. The pennies made in 1910 were made out of nearly pure copper.
There are no mintage figures for the Lincoln/Kennedy cents because they were altered by individuals and private companies, NOT the U.S. Mint.
Denver is a city in Colorado, and that is where the Denver mint is located.
In 2011, the U.S. Mint produced 4,938,540,000 pennies.
According to the US mint, 6015.2 million pennies were made in 2012.
At the Philadelphia Mint.
1938 IN a MINT
Coins made at the Philadelphia mint did not have mint marks until the 1980s. Your coin was made at the Philadelphia mint.
544,375,000 were made for circulation 2,934,631 were struck as proof coins
In order to give an estimate of the value of a penny, the mintmark and the date are needed. There are many, many "S" mint pennies, each with its own value.
13.1 BILLION (Excluding "Proof" coins) 6.6 BILLION are from the Philadelphia Mint. 6.5 are from the Denver Mint.
Here are the production tables for 2010 circulating pennies: Denver Mint: 229.92 million Philadelphia Mint: 260.64 million Total made: 490.56 Source: US mint
2009 Lincoln Birthplace [Cabin ] pennies struck: Philadelphia mint struck ...........284,400,000 Denver mint struck ...................350,400,000 Total number struck................. 634,800,000 Proof coins are not included in these numbers
Pennies are minted at three locations in the US; The San Francisco Mint, The Denver Mint and the Philadelphia Mint. Pennies from San Francisco have an "S" on them. Pennies from Denver have a "D" on them and pennies from Philadelphia have no letter.
There were no 1910 steel pennies ever made. The pennies made in 1910 were made out of nearly pure copper.