1999 Penny (Close AM) Value

1999 Lincoln Cent (Close AM)

1999 Penny (Close AM): front (type example, 2005-D Memorial cent) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
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United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

1999 Penny (Close AM): back (type example, 2005-D Memorial reverse) — Type example: 2005-D Memorial cent and 2005-D Memorial reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
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United States Mint image (PD; front, back)

Value by condition

Penny Value estimate · values as of Q4 2026

Worn (Good to Very Fine)

1¢

G-4 – VF-20

Uncirculated (MS-60)

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By grade

Typical value at each grade. Penny Value estimate.
Grade	Value
G-4Good	1¢
VG-8Very Good	1¢
F-12Fine	1¢
VF-20Very Fine	1¢
XF-40Extremely Fine	1¢
AU-50About Uncirculated	1¢

Values as of Q4 2026 · Penny Value estimate

Penny Value estimate, 2026-Q4, from public sale records, mintage and survival data. It isn't a price guide or an offer.

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How to identify it

What to check

What a genuine 1999 (Close AM) shows:

AMERICA spacing (1998-2000): CloseOn the tails side, do the A and M of AMERICA almost touch (close) or have a clear gap (wide)?

Specs

Series: Lincoln Memorial Cent
Year: 1999
Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
Mint mark: Below the date, on the front
Metal: Copper-plated zinc (97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper)
Weight: 2.50 g
Mintage: Included in the 5,237,600,000 1999 total; not counted separately.
Source: Wikipedia
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)

Other varieties of this date

1999 Wide AM
Philadelphia · Included in the 5,237,600,000 1999 total; not counted separately.
Key date
$4.80worn
$23.00MS-60

Other 1999 pennies

1999-D
Denver · 6.4 billion made
1¢worn
1999-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · 3,347,966 made
Proof

1999 penny values · Every Lincoln Memorial Cent · Penny value chart