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About 120,000,000
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
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.
About 120,000,000
Out of the 186,775,000 that were struck nobody knows how many are still in circulation.
They were minted from 1909 to 1958. However, they still occasionally show up in circulation even today.
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.
Yep.
There were already enough in circulation
One estimate places to total number of coins in circulation at about 30 billion.
PCGS lists 108,137,143 circulation cents and 1,475 proof Indian Head cents struck in 1907
As of today 2-9-11 the 2011 Lincoln cents have not been released for circulation and are only available in Proof and Uncirculated Mint sets sold from the Mint at this time.