It’s our 250th Birthday Salute to the First and Last United States Pennies, bringing two momentous designs together for the first time!
Two Milestone Mintages
In 1793, the newly formed United States Mint undertook the striking of its first circulating coin, the 1793 Chain Cent. Some 232 years later, the unbroken chain of U.S. minted pennies ended with the 2025 Lincoln Penny. Never again would U.S. pennies be struck for circulation. Now you can experience both of these landmark mintings in our Salute to the First and Last United States Pennies.
First is our 100% Pure Copper salute to the hand-minted, large-sized 1793 Chain Cent—the very first circulating coin to be struck by our government. It’s unique design, with a young Miss Liberty, hair flowing freely, on the obverse, and a 13-link chain representing the 13 colonies on the reverse, would never be repeated in America’s coinage. Its large size (27 mm) is nearly twice the diameter and over twice the weight (13 gm) of modern cents. And each tribute is beautifully proof struck using American-mined and fabricated pure copper.
But it doesn’t stop there. You also receive a stunning, U.S. legal tender, Brilliant Uncirculated 2025 Lincoln Penny – one of the last of its kind. When production and minting costs soared far beyond the penny’s face value, the decision was finally made to discontinue striking pennies for circulation, bringing hundreds of years of tradition crashing to a close. What better way to memorialize the journey of this most American coin, on America’s 250th Birthday, than with the Salute to the First and Last United States Pennies?
Reserve Yours NOW!
Now you can reserve your own Salute to the First and Last United States Pennies. It’s the first-ever U.S. Gov’t “Chain Cent” recreated as a 100% Pure American Copper Proof, along with a 2025 Brilliant Uncirculated Lincoln Penny – the first and last of a coinage dynasty. Issue price was set at $25 per set. However, during this limited special release, this milestone set can be yours for only $9.95.
(Limit: 5)
