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- Penny - United States Mint
The “Union Shield” theme is the current design of the U S one-cent coin The U S Mint first issued this design in 2010 The obverse (heads) shows the image of President Abraham Lincoln used on the penny since 1909 The shield on the reverse (tails) represents Lincoln’s preservation of the United States as a single country
- The History of U. S. Circulating Coins - United States Mint
Copper: half cent and cent; Silver: half dime, dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar; Gold: quarter eagle ($2 50), half eagle ($5), and eagle ($10) In 1792, during construction of the new Mint, 1,500 silver half dimes were made in the cellar of a nearby building
- Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program - United States Mint
The uncirculated version contains the metals used in the original 1909 cent (95 percent copper, 5 percent tin and zinc) After the program ended, the design on the back of the one-cent coin changed to represent the unity of the states, which President Lincoln worked so hard to restore and preserve
- United States Mint Releases Fourth 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One–Cent Coin
In addition to the one–cent coins produced for general circulation and the two–roll sets, the United States Mint also issued numismatic versions of the four redesigned one–cent coins with the same metallic content as the 1909 coin – 95 percent copper, five percent tin and zinc
- Coin Specifications - United States Mint
Denomination Cent Nickel Dime Quarter Half Dollar Dollar; Composition: Copper Plated Zinc 2 5% Cu Balance Zn Cupro-Nickel 25% Ni
- The History of Presidents on Our Coins - United States Mint
Our 16th President was a man who, in a time of great division, remained wholly dedicated to the preservation of the Union In 1909 he became the first American President to be featured on a circulating coin when Theodore Roosevelt and the United States Treasury Department decided to celebrate his 100th birthday by redesigning the one-cent coin
- 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One–Cent Proof Set Available August 26
Orders for the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One–Cent Proof Set will be accepted at the United States Mint's secure Web site, www usmint gov, or at the toll–free number, 1–800–USA–MINT (872–6468) Hearing and speech–impaired customers with TTY equipment may place their orders at 1–888–321–MINT (6468)
- Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky Lincoln Penny - United States Mint
The Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky Lincoln Penny is the first coin in the Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program In 2009, the U S Mint issued four different pennies throughout the year in recognition of the bicentennial (200th anniversary) of Lincoln’s birth and centennial (100th anniversary) of the first year of the Lincoln cent
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