In 1946, the San Francisco mint struck nearly 200 million wheat pennies for release and circulation. Of these, there were also minted-error coins produced.Įach of these varieties has details as described below: 1946 D Lincoln Wheat PennyĬomposition: 95% Copper and 5% Tin and Zinc The combined coins struck and minted that year reached over 1.5 billion cents. These varieties available were 1946-D, 1946-P, and 1946-S. (i.e., in Denver, Philadelphia, and San Francisco) massively produced the three varieties of the 1946 Lincoln Penny. In 1959, Brenner’s wheat was replaced with the Lincoln Memorial, designed by Frank Gasparro. You can read the following inscriptions as well:īrenner designed two ears of durum wheat in the 1946 cent, which made the Lincoln coins known as ‘wheat pennies.’ The coins struck between 19 have a wheat design on them. On the reverse (tail), Brenner depicted the two stalks of wheat placed on the left and right sides of the coin. The inscriptions that can also be found on the obverse side are the following: On the obverse (heads) of the 1946 Lincoln Wheat, you can see the bust of the 16th U.S. Having the then-assassinated president on the coin was timely, being 1909 was also his centennial birth anniversary (he was born on February 12, 1809). Then in January 1909, Brenner was ordered to begin the coinage redesign to have Lincoln’s profile on the cent. Roosevelt was also interested in giving honor to his fellow Republicans. The inception of having Lincoln on the one-cent in 1909 happened when many citizens proposed this to the Treasury Department. However, Saint-Gaudens became ill and died without finishing the coin’s obverse design. So they have decided to redesign the coin. However, all coins at this current age weigh 2.5 grams.ĭid you know that Victor David Brenner is not the original sculptor commissioned to design the Lincoln cent? Initially, the one-cent design was a flying eagle created by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, but later on, then-president Theodore Roosevelt learned that by law, an eagle could not appear on the coin. Meanwhile, the Lincoln pennies struck in 1943 (wartime steel coins) weighed 2.7 grams. The cents minted from 1909 to 1982 (including the 1946 series) weighed 3.11 grams. Regarding its general specifications, you can see that the 1946 Lincoln cent has a plain edge, and its diameter is 19.05 mm. Mint has used the 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper combination for all the Lincoln pennies. The Mint only used zinc-plated steel materials for the Lincoln cents in 1943 because there were shortages of copper during the war. The same metal composition and proportion were used for the cents produced in 82. The materials used to make the 1946 Lincoln Wheat Penny were 95 percent copper and a 5 percent mixture of tin and zinc. Mint produced over 1.5 billion Lincoln Wheat Penny just in 1946. For over a century, the Mint has been producing coins for circulation. Mint began to strike the Lincoln Penny in 1909. The face value of the Lincoln cent (a.k.a Lincoln Penny) is $0.01. Read on to learn more about its composition, history, varieties, price value, and more. What Is the 1946 Lincoln Wheat Penny Made Of?ĭo you have an interest in collecting coins issued in the 1940s? If so, then you’re in the right place! In this guide, we will discuss the 1946 Lincoln Wheat Penny.
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