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The Mint has released production figures for circulating coins through November 2009. Total production for the month was only 76.06 million coins, a decrease of nearly 80% from October and the lowest production in years.

These figures include the final mintages for the Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar and the Northern Mariana Islands quarter. Only Lincoln cents, Presidential Dollars, and NMI quarters were produced during November. Cents and dollars were produced at the Philadelphia Mint, while the Denver Mint produced cents and quarters.

The table below shows coin production for both November and year to date.

November 2009 US Mint Coin Production Figures

Denomination & Production Site	November 2009	January - November 2009
Lincoln Cent - Denver	53.60 M	1,248.00 M
Lincoln Cent - Philadelphia	8.00 M	1,106.00 M
Jefferson Nickel - Denver	0	46.80 M
Jefferson Nickel - Philadelphia	0	39.84 M
Roosevelt Dime - Denver	0	49.50 M
Roosevelt Dime - Philadelphia	0	96.50 M
Quarters - Denver	11.80 M	269.60 M
Quarters - Philadelphia	0	264.32 M
Kennedy Half Dollar - Denver	0	1.90 M
Kennedy Half Dollar- Philadelphia	0	1.90 M
Native American Dollar - Denver	0	33.88 M
Native American Dollar - Philadelphia	0	37.38 M
Presidential Dollar - Denver	0	177.10 M
Presidential Dollar - Philadelphia	2.66 M	175.28 M
Total	76.06 M	3,548.00 M

Three denominations (Lincoln cents, Presidential dollars, quarters) featured multiple reverse designs that rotated over the course of the year. The table below breaks down the total production figures for the year by reverse design. Of note: It has not yet been confirmed if production of the Lincoln cent Presidency design has ended, so the table only lists totals for the first three Lincoln cent designs. By subtracting the totals for these first three designs from the totals through November given above, possible mintages for the Presidency Cent come in at 198.00 million Denver Mint coins and 129.60 million Philadelphia Mint coins, assuming no further production in December. These totals are substantially less than the first three designs.

Denomination	Denver	Philadelphia	Total
Birthplace Cent	350.40 M	284.40 M	634.80 M
Formative Years Cent	363.60 M	376.00 M	739.60 M
Professional Life Cent	336.00 M	316.00 M	652.00 M
Presidency Cent
Total
Harrison Presidential Dollar	55.16 M	43.26 M	98.42 M
Tyler Presidential Dollar	43.54 M	43.54 M	87.08 M
Polk Presidential Dollar	41.72 M	46.62 M	88.34 M
Taylor Presidential Dollar	36.68 M	41.58 M	78.26 M
Total			352.10 M
DC Quarter	88.80 M	83.60 M	172.40 M
Puerto Rico Quarter	86.00 M	53.20 M	139.20 M
Guam Quarter	42.60 M	45.00 M	87.60 M
Am Samoa Quarter	39.60 M	42.60 M	82.20 M
US Virgin Islands Quarter	41.00 M	41.00 M	82.00 M
N Mariana Islands Quarter	37.60 M	35.20 M	72.80 M
Total			636.20 M

The Mint will be releasing the fourth and final Lincoln Bicentennial penny on Thursday, November 12. The design commemorates Lincoln’s presidency in Washington, D.C.

Two roll sets will be available at 12:00pm on November 12 for $8.95. The set includes one 50 coin roll from the Philadelphia Mint with no mint mark, and one roll from the Denver Mint with the “D” mint mark. Orders are limited to five per household.

The Presidency design is the fourth and final of the Lincoln Bicentennial series, with the previous designs commemorating Lincoln’s birth and early childhood in Kentucky, formative years in Indiana, and professional life in Illinois.