The US Mint will stop selling 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial cents and three 2009 annual sets containing the cents on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Professional Life and Presidency Two-Roll Sets as well as the 2009 dated Mint Proof Set, Silver Proof Set, and Mint Uncirculated Set will become history.

Last minute orders may be placed at the Mint’s web site, www.usmint.gov or toll-free phone number 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).

As of June 6, the Professional Life Two-Roll Set reached 291,534, and the Presidency Two-Roll Set made it to 259,941. They launched on August 13, 2009 and November 12, 2009, respectively. The "no longer available" Birthplace and Formative Years Two-Roll Sets ended with respective sales of 96,000 and 300,000. Each set includes two rolls of 50 cents: one from Denver and the other from Philadelphia. Each Two-Roll Set is priced at $8.95.

Collectors scooped up 1,475,264 of the 2009 Mint Proof Set. It went on sale June 1, 2009 and contains 18 clad coins from the San Francisco Mint. Each coin is struck in proof quality, and the four pennies are made of 95 percent copper, 3 percent zinc and 2 percent tin. The set goes for $29.95.

The 2009 Silver Proof Set has sold 690,822. It launched on July 17, 2009 and includes 18 coins, but nine of them are made of 90 percent silver. They are the Jefferson Nickel, Roosevelt Dime, Kennedy Half Dollar, and the six 2009 District of Columbia & U.S. Territory Quarters. All of the coins are minted in San Francisco. The price for the set is $52.95.

Finally, the Mint has sold 771,204 of the 2009 Mint Uncirculated Set. It was released on October 1, 2009. Of all the sets with the 2009 Lincoln cents, it is the largest because it includes 36 coins. 18 are from Denver and the others are from Philadelphia. The composition of the four pennies are also 95 percent copper, 3 percent zinc and 2 percent tin. The price is $27.95.

A demand still exists for historical 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cents. Five out of the original nine products are still available. As a group, last week's sales picked up another 13,432 according to the latest United States Mint sales figures.

The five remaining products include the Professional and Presidency Two-Roll Sets, the Mint Proof Set, Silver Proof Set, and Mint Uncirculated Set. The Mint Uncirculated Set consistently sells the most each week.

The four redesigned pennies made with the same alloy used in the original 1909 penny - 95% copper, 3% zinc and 2% tin - are still available in the US Mint Proof and US Mint Uncirculated Sets.

Those who enjoy finding 2009-dated pennies in circulation will find far fewer than hoped. The cents' final mintage numbers were the lowest in decades. The Mint struck 2.3 billion cents in 2009, compared to 5.4 billion in 2008. (See 2009 Lincoln Penny Mintages.) The last design, the Presidency, was most scarce from the Philadelphia Mint.

The new penny's design, the 2010 Lincoln "Preserve the Union" Cent or Shield Cent for short, launched February 11 in Springfield, Illinois at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

The following table includes the latest sales for sets and products that include the 2009 penny designs:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Cent Sales.

Sales for products with 2009 Lincoln Cents were down this week, according to the latest United States Mint sales figures. That's no surprise, because lower sales is typical for most everything from the Mint once the holiday delivery deadline passes.

The most notable news update is that the Lincoln Cent Proof Sets are no longer available from the US Mint. The sets were removed from the Mint web site sometime around Dec. 21. The last total stands at 201,107. The four redesigned pennies made with the same alloy used in the original 1909 penny - 95% copper, 3% zinc and 2% tin - are still available in the US Mint Proof Set and US Mint Uncirculated Set.

The last penny product to be offered, the Presidency Two-Roll Set, is still chugging along but may not be able to reach the same sales levels as the Professional Life or Rail Splitter Two-Roll Sets. It is still unknown what its deadline will be. Sometime in 2010, a new reverse will be placed on the Lincoln penny -- a specific date was missing in last week's US Mint 2010 coin schedule debut.

The following table includes the latest sales for sets and products that include the 2009 pennies:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Cent Sales.

The latest round of US Mint sales figures for products with 2009 Lincoln Cents is 180 degrees opposite of last week's report. All but one product performed better than the prior week.

The Lincoln Proof Set jumped by 7,489, compared to last week's 5,210. It could be holiday gift purchases, or it could be the end of the special commemorative pennies. The Presidency and Professional Two-Roll Sets picked up steam too, climbing 10,928 and 3,331 respectively over the prior 9,268 and 2,803.

The only exception to gains was last week's star. The US Mint's Uncirculated Set, which vaulted 28,613 last week, rose 21,287 this week. That is not a bad number, since it's still higher than mid-November reports.

Since the end of the year is approaching and there are no more 2009 Lincoln Penny products that will be released, future coin sales reports will be updated monthly instead of weekly.

The following table includes the latest sales for sets and products that include the 2009 pennies:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Cent Sales.

At the moment, it appears that 2009 Lincoln Penny products are being overshadowed by the skyrocketing attention to gold prices and gold coins.

The latest round of US Mint sales figures shows that all Lincoln coins moved slower, with the exception of the US Mint's Uncirculated Set which blasted forward. It jumped by 28,613, making it the best selling week for the set in November. Sales also topped the 600,000 milestone.

The new "Presidency" Two-Roll Set only tacked on 9,268 this round. Numbers were down substantially from last week's 21,109. The "Professional Life" Two-Roll set still has some life, adding 2,803.

The following table includes the latest US Mint sales figures for sets and products that include a 2009 Lincoln Cent:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Cent Sales.

As sales for the newest 2009 Lincoln "Presidency" Penny cooled from its launch, the Lincoln "Professional Life" Penny maintained its steam. The "Professional Life" Two-Roll set beat its prior week sales gain for the third time in a row.

According to the latest US Mint sales figures, collectors purchased over 21,000 new "Presidency" Two-Roll Sets in a week's time, compared to the 153,000 that they purchased over the weekend when it launched. Collectors also bought another 4,000 of the "Professional Life" Two-Roll Sets. Last week, they only scooped up about 3,000 of the sets.

The brilliant gem in the group of 2009 Lincoln products this week was the US Mint Proof Set, containing four pennies with the same copper alloy as the original 1909 Lincoln Penny. The Mint Set tacked on another 25,000 in sales, making its total just a little shy of 1.3 million sets sold.

The following table includes the latest US Mint sales figures for sets and products that include a 2009 Lincoln Cent:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Lincoln Cent Sales.

Collectors jumped at Lincoln products this past week, as all were active in the latest round of US Mint sales figures.

The brand new 2009 Presidency Cent is hot, hot, hot. Even though it was cloudy and rainy in Washington DC for the ceremony, people stood in long lines to get their new pennies. The launch-day stamped rolls have already made their way into the secondary market.

The Mint's sales show that over 153,000 of the Lincoln Presidency Two-Roll Sets have sold between their launch Thursday, November 12 and Sunday, the 15th. Although it's not as impressive as the Lincoln Rail Splitter Cent sales launch, it certainly met expectations and contended with the Professional Life's opening sales.

Speaking of the Professional Life cents, it's two-roll sets didn't do too shabby, increasing another 3,000 by Sunday. It should be interesting to note, the Professional Life Two-Roll sets are still on sale on the Mint's web site, at www.usmint.gov.

The following table includes the latest US Mint sales figures for sets and products that include a 2009 Lincoln Cent:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Lincoln Cent Sales.

The US Mint closed another chapter of numismatic history Thursday (November 12, 2009), with the launch ceremony for the final coin from the 2009 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Program.

The 'Presidency' Cent, as it is known, portrays the final stage of the life of Abraham Lincoln. The previous three coins issued in the series honored the other aspects of his life: 'Birthplace,' 'Formative Years' and 'Professional Life.' Each design focused on Lincoln's life at that point and the ceremony for their launches took place where he had been living at the time.

Thursday's ceremony took place on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building, a location that was quite fitting since an unfinished Capitol dome is the featured design on the reverse of the last 2009 cent. The structure was still in an incomplete state when Lincoln arrived in Washington D.C. after being elected as the 16th President of the United States.

"The fourth and final 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin design evokes the historical challenges of Abraham Lincoln's presidency," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy.  "The image of an incomplete U.S. Capitol symbolizes the unfinished business of a Nation torn apart by slavery and the Civil War."

Just like the launch ceremony for the previous three coins in Springfield, Illinois, Lincoln City, Indiana and Hodgenville, Kentucky, the Mint handed out shiny pennies featuring the new design to all the children who attended. Adults were offered the opportunity to exchange cash for bank-wrapped rolls of the 'Presidency' Cent.

Many planned on keeping their newly purchased rolls as a reminder of the historic occasion while others already had the idea of selling at least some of them. These launch-day rolls have commanded premiums in the past, especially if stamped by the local post office identifying the location and date.

With the ceremony over, the Mint has also started releasing millions of the 'Presidency' cents into circulation through the Federal Reserve System. However, if the previous cents are any indicator, it could be quite some time before you see any in your change. As a sign of the questionable economy, local banks are not ordering new coinage since their vaults are full from coins exchanged by customers for cash.

Those wanting to insure they obtain the new design do have an option through the US Mint. For $8.95 (plus shipping) two-roll sets of the coins can be bought wrapped in special Mint wrapping.

One of the rolls contains 50 freshly minted coins from the Mint in Denver while the other contains 50 from the Mint in Philadelphia.

The half-finished Capitol dome on the reverse of the new cent was designed by U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Susan Gamble and was sculpted by U.S. Mint Sculptor Joseph F. Menna. The obverse contains a version of Victor Brenner's portrait of Lincoln, much as it has been since the first Lincoln Cent launched a century ago.

In an interesting side note to the final release, the Mint also announced the 2010 Lincoln Cent design which, according to law, is to be emblematic of "Lincoln's preservation of the United States as a single, unified country." 

Designed by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Associate Designer Lyndall Bass and engraved by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Joseph Menna, the new pennies will feature an image of a 13-stripe union shield with the inscription "E Pluribus Unum" on it.

A scroll will run across the shield with "One Cent" inscribed inside and "United States of America" will circle the top half of the coin.

Expect the 2010 coin to be released into circulation in January.

The fourth and final 2009 re-designed Lincoln penny, known as the Lincoln "Presidency" Cent, will launch tomorrow with significant fanfare. The ceremony will take place at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west side of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. at 10 AM ET. Demand is expected to be high during the penny exchange that will follow the ceremony, and for more details, see Presidency Cent Launch Information.

With the kickoff of the last new design, the Mint will likely stop selling the "Professional Life" uncirculated Two Roll Sets. 245,061 have sold since its release on August 13, making it the second most popular design of the three designs so far this year. One interesting thing to note, the Mint has not posted a deadline on its web site for the "Professional Life" Two Roll Set like it has for several other products that are ending in December.

The most popular product with a Lincoln cent this week was clearly the uncirculated US Mint Set, according to current sales figures. It rose by 27,694, which is higher than last week's gain of 23,469. By this time next week, the set should surpass sales of the US Mint Silver Proof Set. Right now there's only a 18K gap between the two.

The following table includes the latest US Mint sales figures for sets and products that include a 2009 Lincoln Cent:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Lincoln Cent Sales.

Lincoln cent product sales were mixed, according to the latest US Mint sales figures. Three of the five available products with Lincoln coins experienced improved sales over the prior week.

The 2009 US Mint Uncirculated Set increased by 23,469, compared to last week's jump of 22,613. Total sales are now over one half a million, and it was released just a little over a month ago. On the other end of the pendulum, the US Mint Proof Set enjoyed a respectable gain of 18,080, but that was down compared to prior 21,826.

Anticipation is growing for the Mint's launch of the Lincoln Presidency Cent in Washington, DC next week. You can read all about the details in the article: Lincoln Presidency Cent Launch Information. With the new release right around the corner, there are likely only days left for the Professional Life Two Roll Set.

The following table includes the latest US Mint sales figures for sets and products that include a 2009 Lincoln Cent:

The latest and historical figures may always be found at 2009 Lincoln Cent Sales.