2025 3-Coin Omega-Privy Pennies Lot #176

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2025 3-Coin Omega-Privy Pennies Lot #176

In 2025, the United States Mint struck its final pennies for circulation, bringing an end to more than two centuries of continuous production for America’s longest-running coin denomination. To mark this historic conclusion, the US Mint issued a special Omega release of US pennies. This three-coin set recognizes the close of a defining chapter in American coinage while also forming one of the lowest-mintage penny sets ever produced. Today, the 2025 3-Coin Omega-Privy Pennies Lot #176 is available.

Coin Highlights:

• Come with individual slabs for each coin!
• 3-coin set features two circulation strikes and a first-of-its-kind 24-karat gold penny!
• Circulation pennies struck at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints!
• 24-karat gold penny produced by the Philadelphia Mint!
• Limited mintage of just 232 sets!
• Lot #176 out of 232 sets!
• Contains .213 troy oz of .9999 pure gold in the burnished penny.
• The individual face values are $.01 (USD).
• On the obverse of all coins is President Abraham Lincoln’s portrait as designed by Victor David Brenner.
• The reverse of each features Lyndall Bass’ Union Shield design.
• Omega privy mark on each coin denotes the final release of pennies.
• Philadelphia coins bear no mint marks.
• Denver coin features a D mint mark.

The 2025 3-Coin Omega-Privy Penny Set carries the lowest mintage of any Lincoln Penny issue. For comparison, its production total is roughly 2,000 times smaller than that of the well-known 1909-S VDB Lincoln Penny and significantly lower than the mintage of the 1793 Chain Reverse cent, the first penny ever struck by the United States Mint.

2025 3-Coin Omega-Privy Pennies Lot #176 comes with individual slabs for all three coins. Included in the set are two circulating Lincoln pennies, with one struck at the Philadelphia Mint bearing no mint mark and the other produced at the Denver Mint with a “D” mint mark. The focal point of the collection is a 24-karat gold penny struck at the Philadelphia Mint. This issue stands out as the first gold penny ever produced by the United States Mint and ranks among the rarest non-proof gold coins the Mint has released. The set carries a limited commemorative mintage of just 232 pieces, a figure chosen to represent the 232-year lifespan of the US Penny from 1793 to 2025.

The obverse of each coin in the 2025 3-Coin Omega-Privy Penny Set displays the familiar right-facing portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. This side of the coin also includes an Omega privy mark, chosen to signify the conclusion of the penny’s role in US circulating coinage. The Omega symbol, as the final letter of the Greek alphabet, serves as a meaningful marker for the end of this denomination’s long history.

On the reverse, each 2025 Omega-Privy Penny features the Union Shield design. First introduced in 2010, the Union Shield replaced the Lincoln Memorial reverse that appeared on pennies from 1959 through 2008, offering a modern representation of national unity.

Few coins from the United States Mint are as deeply connected to American history as the US Penny. First introduced in 1793, the cent has remained in production longer than any other denomination in US coinage. Early pennies were large copper coins, roughly the size of a modern half-dollar, and featured images of Lady Liberty with flowing hair. Over time, the design transitioned through several Liberty motifs until 1909, when President Theodore Roosevelt authorized a new design honoring Abraham Lincoln on the 100th anniversary of his birth. This decision marked a significant shift, as Lincoln became the first real historical figure to appear on a regularly issued US coin, replacing the long-standing tradition of symbolic imagery.

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