1992 Penny Value: Price Chart by Grade & Mint Mark

In 1992 the U.S. Mint struck about 9.10 billion Lincoln cents for circulation: Philadelphia 4.65 billion, Denver 4.45 billion. That is 2% fewer than 1991. Among the 117 years from 1909 to 2025, 1992 ranks number 25 by total mintage (1 = most coins made), so it is one of the most common dates in the series. The scarcest 1992 issue by mintage is Denver (4,448,673,300); the most common is Philadelphia (4,648,905,000). Within the 1990s, 1992 ranks 10 of 10 years for mintage; the decade's high was 1994 (13.63 billion) and its low was 1992 (9.10 billion). Mint by mint: Philadelphia fell 10% from 1991; Denver rose 7% from 1991. Proof cents for collectors: 4,176,560 from San Francisco.

The mint mark, if any, sits under the date on the front of the coin. A 1992 cent with no mint mark was struck at Philadelphia and is the normal, common form for that mint. The letters you can find on 1992 circulation cents are D (Denver). Proof cents carry an S and have mirror-like fields; they came from collector sets, not from circulation.

• 1992 / 1992-D Close AM. Reverse dies engraved for 1993 (with the 'AM' of AMERICA set closer together) were mistakenly used to strike some 1992-dated cents at both Philadelphia and Denver; only about 100+ Denver examples and a couple of Philadelphia examples are known.
• On the reverse of a 1992 cent, look at AMERICA: on normal coins the A and M are separated; on the rare Close AM variety (Philadelphia and Denver) the letters nearly touch, and the designer's initials FG sit farther from the Memorial.
• Cents from 1983 onward are copper-plated zinc (about 2.5 g). The plating is thin, so these coins corrode easily: bubbles, pitting or grey spots on a bright coin are damage, not a variety.
• Before anything else, confirm the date and mint mark are fully readable and that the surfaces have not been cleaned; the dates and mint marks guide shows what cleaning and machine doubling look like.

PCGS Price Guide values for 1992 cents (updated September 24, 2026, U.S. dollars, for coins certified by PCGS):

• 1992: $6 in MS63 RD and $10 in MS65 RD.
• 1992-D: $6 in MS63 RD and $10 in MS65 RD.

The 1992 coins that bring real money are the varieties and errors:

• 1992 Close AM (RD): $3,750 in MS60 up to $32,500 in MS67.
• 1992-D Close AM (RD): $3,850 in grade 62 up to $12,250 in MS66.

Denver is the lowest-mintage 1992 issue (4,448,673,300 struck), so it is the mint collectors check first. Guide prices assume a certified coin; an uncertified, worn 1992 cent usually sells for less than the lowest figure above, and most circulated zinc cents are worth face value. RD means full original red copper, RB red-brown, BN brown; the color grade can multiply the price. How grade and variety turn into a number is explained in what makes a coin valuable.