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Penny mintage by year: how many were made

How many pennies the US Mint made for circulation each year, mint by mint. Low mintage is one clue to a scarce date, but survival, condition and demand decide value.

Year	Pennies made for circulation, by mint
1856	no mark 634
1857	no mark 17.4 million
1858	no mark 24.6 million
1859	no mark 36.4 million
1860	no mark 20.6 million
1861	no mark 10.1 million
1862	no mark 28.1 million
1863	no mark 49.8 million
1864	1864 bronze no L 39.2 million · 1864 copper-nickel 13.7 million
1865	no mark 35.4 million
1866	no mark 9.8 million
1867	no mark 9.8 million
1868	no mark 10.3 million
1869	no mark 6.4 million
1870	no mark 5.3 million
1871	no mark 3.9 million
1872	no mark 4.0 million
1873	no mark 11.7 million
1874	no mark 14.2 million
1875	no mark 13.5 million
1876	no mark 7.9 million
1877	no mark 852,500
1878	no mark 5.8 million
1879	no mark 16.2 million
1880	no mark 39.0 million
1881	no mark 39.2 million
1882	no mark 38.6 million
1883	no mark 45.6 million
1884	no mark 23.3 million
1885	no mark 11.8 million
1886	no mark 17.6 million
1887	no mark 45.2 million
1888	no mark 37.5 million
1889	no mark 48.9 million
1890	no mark 57.2 million
1891	no mark 47.1 million
1892	no mark 37.6 million
1893	no mark 46.6 million
1894	no mark 16.7 million
1895	no mark 38.3 million
1896	no mark 39.1 million
1897	no mark 50.5 million
1898	no mark 49.8 million
1899	no mark 53.6 million
1900	no mark 66.8 million
1901	no mark 79.6 million
1902	no mark 87.4 million
1903	no mark 85.1 million
1904	no mark 61.3 million
1905	no mark 80.7 million
1906	no mark 96.0 million
1907	no mark 108.1 million
1908	no mark 32.3 million · S 1.1 million
1909	1909 14.4 million · 1909 (no V.D.B.) 100.7 million · 1909-S 309,000 · 1909-S (no V.D.B.) 2.3 million
1910	no mark 146.8 million · S 6.0 million
1911	no mark 101.2 million · D 12.7 million · S 4.0 million
1912	no mark 68.2 million · D 10.4 million · S 4.4 million
1913	no mark 76.5 million · D 15.8 million · S 6.1 million
1914	no mark 75.2 million · D 1.2 million · S 4.1 million
1915	no mark 29.1 million · D 22.1 million · S 4.8 million
1916	no mark 131.8 million · D 36.0 million · S 22.5 million
1917	no mark 196.4 million · D 55.1 million · S 32.6 million
1918	no mark 288.1 million · D 47.8 million · S 34.7 million
1919	no mark 392.0 million · D 57.2 million · S 139.8 million
1920	no mark 310.2 million · D 49.3 million · S 46.2 million
1921	no mark 39.2 million · S 15.3 million
1922	D 7.2 million
1923	no mark 74.7 million · S 8.7 million
1924	no mark 75.2 million · D 2.5 million · S 11.7 million
1925	no mark 139.9 million · D 22.6 million · S 26.4 million
1926	no mark 157.1 million · D 28.0 million · S 4.5 million
1927	no mark 144.4 million · D 27.2 million · S 14.3 million
1928	no mark 134.1 million · D 31.2 million · S 17.3 million
1929	no mark 185.3 million · D 41.7 million · S 50.1 million
1930	no mark 157.4 million · D 40.1 million · S 24.3 million
1931	no mark 19.4 million · D 4.5 million · S 866,000
1932	no mark 9.1 million · D 10.5 million
1933	no mark 14.4 million · D 6.2 million
1934	no mark 219.1 million · D 28.4 million
1935	no mark 245.4 million · D 47.0 million · S 38.7 million
1936	no mark 309.6 million · D 40.6 million · S 29.1 million
1937	no mark 309.2 million · D 50.4 million · S 34.5 million
1938	no mark 156.7 million · D 20.0 million · S 15.2 million
1939	no mark 316.5 million · D 15.2 million · S 52.1 million
1940	no mark 586.8 million · D 81.4 million · S 112.9 million
1941	no mark 887.0 million · D 128.7 million · S 92.4 million
1942	no mark 657.8 million · D 206.7 million · S 85.6 million
1943	no mark 684.6 million · D 217.7 million · S 191.6 million
1944	no mark 1.4 billion · D 430.6 million · S 282.8 million
1945	no mark 1.0 billion · D 266.3 million · S 181.8 million
1946	no mark 991.7 million · D 315.7 million · S 198.1 million
1947	no mark 190.6 million · D 194.8 million · S 99.0 million
1948	no mark 317.6 million · D 172.6 million · S 81.7 million
1949	no mark 217.8 million · D 153.1 million · S 64.3 million
1950	no mark 272.6 million · D 334.9 million · S 118.5 million
1951	no mark 284.6 million · D 625.4 million · S 136.0 million
1952	no mark 186.8 million · D 746.1 million · S 137.8 million
1953	no mark 256.8 million · D 700.5 million · S 181.8 million
1954	no mark 71.6 million · D 251.6 million · S 96.2 million
1955	no mark 330.6 million · D 563.3 million · S 44.6 million
1956	no mark 420.7 million · D 1.1 billion
1957	no mark 282.5 million · D 1.1 billion
1958	no mark 252.5 million · D 801.0 million
1959	no mark 609.7 million · D 1.3 billion
1960	no mark 586.4 million · D 1.6 billion
1961	no mark 753.3 million · D 1.8 billion
1962	no mark 606.0 million · D 1.8 billion
1963	no mark 754.1 million · D 1.8 billion
1964	no mark 2.5 billion · D 3.8 billion
1965	P, D, S (no mint mark): 1.5 billion
1966	P, D, S (no mint mark): 2.2 billion
1967	P, D, S (no mint mark): 3.0 billion
1968	no mark 1.7 billion · D 2.9 billion · S 258.3 million
1969	no mark 1.1 billion · D 4.0 billion · S 544.4 million
1970	no mark 1.9 billion · D 2.9 billion · S 690.6 million
1971	no mark 1.9 billion · D 2.9 billion · S 525.1 million
1972	no mark 2.9 billion · D 2.7 billion · S 376.9 million
1973	no mark 3.7 billion · D 3.5 billion · S 317.2 million
1974	no mark 4.1 billion · D 4.2 billion · S 409.4 million
1975	no mark 3.9 billion · D 4.5 billion
1976	no mark 3.1 billion · D 4.2 billion
1977	no mark 3.1 billion · D 4.2 billion
1978	no mark 3.7 billion · D 4.3 billion
1979	no mark 3.6 billion · D 4.1 billion
1980	no mark 4.7 billion · D 5.1 billion
1981	no mark 7.5 billion · D 5.4 billion
1982	no mark 10.7 billion · D 6.0 billion
1983	no mark 7.8 billion · D 6.5 billion
1984	no mark 8.2 billion · D 5.6 billion
1985	no mark 5.6 billion · D 5.3 billion
1986	no mark 4.5 billion · D 4.4 billion
1987	no mark 4.7 billion · D 4.9 billion
1988	no mark 6.1 billion · D 5.3 billion
1989	no mark 7.3 billion · D 5.3 billion
1990	no mark 6.9 billion · D 4.9 billion
1991	no mark 5.2 billion · D 4.2 billion
1992	no mark 4.6 billion · D 4.4 billion
1993	no mark 5.7 billion · D 6.4 billion
1994	no mark 6.5 billion · D 7.1 billion
1995	no mark 6.4 billion · D 7.1 billion
1996	no mark 6.6 billion · D 6.5 billion
1997	no mark 4.6 billion · D 4.6 billion
1998	no mark 5.0 billion · D 5.2 billion
1999	no mark 5.2 billion · D 6.4 billion
2000	no mark 5.5 billion · D 8.8 billion
2001	no mark 5.0 billion · D 5.4 billion
2002	no mark 3.3 billion · D 4.0 billion
2003	no mark 3.3 billion · D 3.5 billion
2004	no mark 3.5 billion · D 3.4 billion
2005	no mark 3.9 billion · D 3.8 billion
2006	no mark 4.3 billion · D 3.9 billion
2007	no mark 3.8 billion · D 3.6 billion
2008	no mark 2.6 billion · D 2.8 billion
2009	2009 Birth and Early Childhood 284.8 million · 2009 Formative Years 376.0 million · 2009 Presidency 129.6 million · 2009 Professional Life 316.0 million · 2009-D Birth and Early Childhood 350.0 million · 2009-D Formative Years 363.6 million · 2009-D Presidency 198.0 million · 2009-D Professional Life 336.0 million
2010	no mark 2.0 billion · D 2.4 billion
2011	no mark 2.4 billion · D 2.5 billion
2012	no mark 3.1 billion · D 2.9 billion
2013	no mark 3.8 billion · D 3.3 billion
2014	no mark 4.0 billion · D 4.2 billion
2015	no mark 4.5 billion · D 4.4 billion
2016	no mark 4.7 billion · D 4.4 billion
2017	P 4.4 billion · D 4.3 billion
2018	no mark 4.1 billion · D 3.7 billion
2019	no mark 3.5 billion · D 3.5 billion
2020	no mark 3.6 billion · D 4.0 billion
2021	no mark 3.9 billion · D 4.0 billion
2022	no mark 3.1 billion · D 3.2 billion
2023	no mark 2.3 billion · D 2.3 billion
2024	no mark 1.7 billion · D 1.5 billion
2025	no mark 655.2 million · D 645.2 million

Recorded mintages from public mintage tables. Some years also had unmarked pennies from other mints; each year page explains them.

Questions

Which year had the fewest pennies made?

Among regular circulation pennies, the lowest mintages include the 1909-S V.D.B. (484,000), the 1931-S (866,000) and the 1877 Indian Head (852,500). Low mintage is why they are key dates.

Does a low mintage make a penny valuable?

It helps, but survival, condition and demand matter too. Check the year page for the coin's value.

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