100th Anniversary of the Lincoln Penny
The launch ceremony for the third design for the 2009 Lincoln Cent was held on August 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM CT at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. The site for the release ceremony was a fitting one, since the building is depicted on the reverse design of the coin. Abraham Lincoln is […]
The launch ceremony for the second 2009 Lincoln Cent design took place on May 14, 2009 at 10:00 AM CDT. It was held at the Lincoln Amphitheater, located at Lincoln State Park in Lincoln City, Indiana. The second Lincoln Penny features the railing splitting design, representing Abraham Lincoln’s formative years spent in Indiana. The design […]
The first reverse design of the four different 2009 Bicentennial Lincoln Cents is a representation of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and early childhood in Kentucky (Buy on eBay). Chronologically, this would cover the years of his life from 1809 to 1816. The reverse depicts a log cabin to symbolize Lincoln’s humble beginnings in Kentucky. The motto […]
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 […]
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 […]