2026 Penny 1776~2026 (Semiquincentennial) Value

2026 Lincoln Cent 1776~2026 (Semiquincentennial)

Collector issue

2026 Penny 1776~2026 (Semiquincentennial): front (type example, 2010 Lincoln cent) — Type example: 2010 Lincoln cent and Union Shield reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; source) · Photo: MisfitMaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · crop/resize (CC-BY-SA-4.0; source)

2026 Penny 1776~2026 (Semiquincentennial): back (type example, Union Shield reverse) — Type example: 2010 Lincoln cent and Union Shield reverse. Your coin's date and mint mark may differ.
Photo credits
United States Mint image (PD; source) · Photo: MisfitMaid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · crop/resize (CC-BY-SA-4.0; source)

Value by condition

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How to identify it

No mint mark below the date
Copper-plated zinc, about 2.50 g

Specs

Series: Lincoln Cent 1776~2026 (Semiquincentennial)
Year: 2026
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: From the 2026 Uncirculated Coin Set; the Philadelphia cent has no mint mark. The 300,000 set product limit is not a reported coin mintage.
Source: US Mint
Designer: Victor David Brenner (obverse), Lyndall Bass (reverse)

Other 2026 pennies

2026-D
Denver · Collector-only (2026 Uncirculated Mint Set, 300,000 sets authorised).
Collector issue
2026-S Proof
San Francisco · Proof · In the 2026-S Proof Set and the 2026-S Silver Proof Set (the cent is base metal in both).
Proof

2026 penny values · Every Lincoln Cent 1776~2026 (Semiquincentennial) · Penny value chart