Cent Mint

Lincoln Cent Trivia Questions ?

(1) What Is The Only Change On The Obverse Of The The Lincoln Cent Since It’s Debut In 1909 ? (2) What Is The Only Thing The Lincoln Cent Did Not Do That Every Other US Coin Did In 1980 ? (3) What Was The Only Year The Lincoln Cent Was Made Out Of Steel ? (4) What Was The Only Year That 8 Completely Different Lincoln Cents Were Minted ?

1) The designer’s initials (VDB) were added where the bust cuts off in 1918*
2) Start using the “P” mintmark for coins minted in Philadelphia
3) 1943
9) 2009. Four different reverses, each minted in Philadelphia and Denver. Runner up was 1982, when changes to the composition and the date size meant there were seven.

*Actually, there are little “tweaks” to the design every couple of years, but that was the only change where something was added that wasn’t in the original design

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