Out of the 186,775,000 that were struck nobody knows how many are still in circulation.
7 different pennies
544,375,000 were made for circulation 2,934,631 were struck as proof coins
One estimate places to total number of coins in circulation at about 30 billion.
No person or agency keeps track of the number of coins in circulation. In recent decades on average several billion have been minted annually so it would be utterly impossible to track them.
Out of the 186,775,000 that were struck nobody knows how many are still in circulation.
Essentially none.
Out of the 186,775,000 that were struck nobody knows how many are still in circulation.
It's hard to say. Canada stopped minting pennies in 2012, and since early 2013 the government has been withdrawing them from circulation. Before they started withdrawing pennies, though, the government estimated that there were 35 billion in circulation.
The Royal Mint advises that 469,207,800 British Pennies were minted in 2009.
7 different pennies
US Indian Head cents: 2,740 proofs and 57,182,854 for circulation. British Pennies: 15,331,000.
The US has never made silver pennies. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel. So actually they have never been in circulation.
Yep.
There were already enough in circulation
544,375,000 were made for circulation 2,934,631 were struck as proof coins
Not really, as there are billions of them already in circulation.