2009 Lincoln Cent Designs
The Lincoln Cent was introduced in 1909 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. The coin’s designer was Victor D. Brenner. The obverse featured a bust of Lincoln based on an earlier bronze plaque, and the reverse featured a pair of wheat ears. In 1959, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, the [...]
2009 Steel Cents?
Update: There has been no progress on this legislation and the prices of base metals included in the current Lincoln Cent composition have declined. Although subsequent events have kept the potential for coin composition changes possible, nothing definitive has emerged.
Yesterday, the US House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that would require the [...]