United States, 1985 AD., Philadelphia mint, 1 Cent, KM 201b var., error coin struck off-center.

United Statesof America, Philadelphia mint, engravers: Victor David Brenner (obv.) / Frank Gasparro (reverse), 1985 AD., "Lincoln Memorial Penny",
1 Cent ("Penny") (19-20 mm / 2,48 g), copper plated zinc (core: 99.2% zinc , 0.8% copper, with a plating of pure copper; total content .975 zinc, .025 copper), 2,5 g. theor. mint weight, mintage: 5.648.489.887 , axes about coin alignment ↑↓ (ca. 180°), plain edge, ca 1/3 struck off-center,
Obv.: [IN GOD WE TRUST] / LIBERTY / 1985 , bust of Abraham Lincoln right (designed by Victor David Brenner), no mint mark below date; top motto off center; zinc core partly visible at edges of normal strike.
Rev.: UNITED STATES oF AMERICA // E • PLURIBUS / • UNUM •// [ONE CENT] , the Lincoln Memorial with the sculpture of the sitting Lincoln inside the middle; value off center; zinc core partly visible at edges of normal strike.
KM 201b var. (off center strike) ; Schön 202a var. . http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Errors/Off-Center.html ; http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=925

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1983 7,752,355,000
1983 double die (of "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA")
1983 D 6,467,199,428
1983 S 3,279,126 Proof
1984 8,151,079,000
1984 double die (Lincoln's ear)
1984 D 5,569,238,906
1984 S 3,065,110 Proof
1985 5.648.489.887
1985 D 5,287,339,926
1985 S 3,362,821 Proof
1986 4,491,395,493
1986 D 4,442,866,698
1986 S 3,010,497 Proof
1987 4,682,466,931
1987 D 4,879,389,514
1987 S 4,227,728 Proof
1988 6,092,810,000
1988 D 5,253,740,443
1988 S 3,262,948 Proof
1989 7,261,535,000
1989 D 5,345,467,111
1989 S 3,220,194 Proof
1990 6,851,765,000
1990 San Francisco Proof without mintmark
1990 D 4,922,894,533
1990 S 3,299,559 Proof
1991 5,165,940,000
1991 D 4,158,446,076
1991 S 2,867,787 Proof
1992 4,648,905,000
1992 Close "AM" in "AMERICA", Proof reverse Die
1992 D 4,448,673,300
1992 D Close "AM" in "AMERICA", Proof reverse Die
1992 S 4,176,560 Proof
1993 5,684,705,000
1993 D 6,426,650,571
1993 S 3,394,792 Proof
1994 6,500,850,000
1994 D 7,131,765,000
1994 S 3,269,923 Proof
1995 6,411,440,000
1995 doubled die obverse
1995 D 7,128,560,000
1995 S 2,797,481 Proof
1996 6,612,465,000
1996 D 6,510,795,000
1996 S 2,525,265 Proof
1997 4,622,800,000
1997 D 4,576,555,000
1997 S 2,796,678 Proof
1998 5,032,155,000
1998 Wide "AM" in "AMERICA", reverse from proof die
1998 D 5,225,353,500
1998 S 2,086,507 Proof
1998 S Close AM in AMERICA; Proof
1999 5,237,600,000
1999 Wide "AM" in "AMERICA", reverse from proof die
1999 D 6,360,065,000
1999 S 3,347,966 Proof
1999 S Close AM in AMERICA; Proof
2000 5,503,200,000
2000 Wide "AM" in "AMERICA", reverse from proof die; rare
2000 D 8,774,220,000
2000 S 4,047,993 Proof
2001 4,959,600,000
2001 D 5,374,990,000
2001 S 3,184,606 Proof
2002 3,260,800,000
2002 D 4,028,055,000
2002 S 3,211,995 Proof
2003 3,300,000,000
2003 D 3,548,000,000
2003 S 3,298,439 Proof
2004 3,379,600,000
2004 D 3,456,400,000
2004 S 2,965,522 Proof
2005 3,935,600,000
2005 D 3,764,450,500
2005 S 3,344,679 Proof
2006 4,290,000,000
2006 D 3,944,000,000
2006 S 3,054,436 Proof
2007 3,613,000,600
2007 D 3,524,000,400
2007 S 2,062,793 Proof
2008 2,569,600,000
2008 D 2,849,600,000
2008 S 2,169,561 Proof

An off-center coin is produced when the coin is struck once, albeit off center. Unlike a broadstrike, the punch is not in the center of the coin, but rather the edge. This results in a coin which is not circular. The coin gives a freakish appearance as a result, and various amounts of blank planchet space are visible. The coins can vary in value because of how far off center they are struck, although coins with full dates are more desirable than coins without a date or missing digits.

The Lincoln Penny was first issued in 1909 to commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday. Initially the alloy of the Lincoln cent followed that established for this denomination with the Indian Head design in 1864, 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. This was changed first in 1943. During the early 1970s, the price of copper rose to a point where the so called "penny" almost contained one cent's worth of copper. This led the Mint to test alternate metals. In mid-1982, the coin's composition changed again to copper-plated zinc. The Lincoln Memorial design commemorates Lincoln's sesquicentennial (150th anniversary of his birth in 1959).