1995 Penny Value: Price Chart by Grade & Mint Mark

In 1995 the U.S. Mint struck about 13.54 billion Lincoln cents for circulation: Philadelphia 6.41 billion, Denver 7.13 billion. That is 1% fewer than 1994. Among the 117 years from 1909 to 2025, 1995 ranks number 6 by total mintage (1 = most coins made), so it is one of the most common dates in the series. The scarcest 1995 issue by mintage is Philadelphia (6,411,440,000); the most common is Denver (7,128,560,000). Within the 1990s, 1995 ranks 2 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 1% from 1994; Denver held steady from 1994. Proof cents for collectors: 2,797,481 from San Francisco.

The mint mark, if any, sits under the date on the front of the coin. A 1995 cent with no mint mark was struck at Philadelphia and is the normal, common form for that mint. The letters you can find on 1995 circulation cents are D (Denver). Proof cents carry an S and have mirror-like fields; they came from collector sets, not from circulation.

• 1995 doubled-die obverse. The first major new doubled-die Lincoln cent discovered in over a decade (spring 1995), with doubling visible to the naked eye on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST; the Denver version is roughly 170 times scarcer than the Philadelphia version.
• The 1995 doubled die obverse shows doubling on LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. It is the most available modern doubled die, so many exist, but it is still worth pulling from change.
• 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 1995 cents (updated September 24, 2026, U.S. dollars, for coins certified by PCGS):

• 1995: $6 in MS63 RD and $10 in MS65 RD.
• 1995-D: $6 in MS63 RD and $10 in MS65 RD.

The 1995 coins that bring real money are the varieties and errors:

• 1995 Doubled Die Obverse (RD): $16 in MS60 up to $3,250 in grade 69.

Philadelphia is the lowest-mintage 1995 issue (6,411,440,000 struck), so it is the mint collectors check first. Guide prices assume a certified coin; an uncertified, worn 1995 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.