The change was authorized by Congress on September 5, 1962. In 1962, the Mint removed tin from the alloy, feeling that doing so would have no ill effects on the coin and would simplify production. With the end of the War, the Mint went back to its original composition of 95% copper and 5% zinc and tin. This alloy was similar to the original except it had less tin. The coins had a grayish color making them hard to differentiate from the dimes and the zinc-coating process proved unable to prevent tarnish and rust.Ĭonsequently, in 1944, the Mint modified the composition again, this time using melted expended shell casings. This combination proved problematic both for use as currency and for the expected life of the coin. With the exception of a few changes including deletions and inclusions of Victor Brenner’s initials, the obverse has not significantly changed in over 100 years. The reverse of the new coin showed a traditional pair of wheat heads flanking the words “One Cent” and “United States of America.” Curving around the upper border was the national motto “E Pluribus Unum,” which means “One out of Many.” (This reverse design would be used from 1909-1958.)Ī new design in place, the US Mint began production of the coins during the summer of 1909, 100 years after the birth of Lincoln. Also included on the obverse was the inscription “Liberty” and the year of mint. Of interest, the new Lincoln Cent was also the first cent coin to include the motto “In God We Trust.” The inclusion of this motto had been authorized by congress in 1865, while Lincoln was still President. It showcased the portrait of Lincoln facing to the right on the obverse of the coin. The likeness was to be similar to a sculpture Brenner had completed years earlier based on a Mathew Brady photograph. Lincoln penny - reverse design used from 1909-1958. Also, Roosevelt felt the country owed its current existence to Lincoln who had led the country during it’s greatest internal struggle, the American Civil War. He wanted American coins to showcase the talents and might of the United States, a country that was blossoming into a world power. He felt at the time that US coins were drab and un-inspiring. President Theodore Roosevelt would initiate steps in the early 1900’s that would change the look of US coinage ever since. The only consistent portrait used on US coins was that of the mythical Liberty. He felt, and most agreed for decades, that a portrait of a real individual was too similar to the practice of using images of royalty on coins used by the monarchal governments of Europe. In fact, the first President of the United States George Washington is said to have refused to allow his likeness to be incorporated into any coins. Up to this point in history, historical portraits were not used on any regular issues of coins produced by the US Mint. Originally released in 1909 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the Lincoln Penny would introduce a radical departure from normal US coinage designs of the country.
They are not released into circulation. Coins are individually encapsulated, and the set of four coins is displayed in a custom presentation case.Lincoln penny - basic obverse design used since inception (1909). Each coin is struck at least twice on highly polished coin blanks to bring out the mirrored background and high-relief images. Proof coins are released only to collectors in special sets. Proofs are the highest quality coins struck by the U.S.
025 copper composition of modern circulating Pennies.Ĭollection contains Proof coins that were struck at the San Francisco Mint and bear the “S” mint mark below the date on the obverse. 050 tin and zinc composition instead of the. As a 100 th anniversary tribute, these 2009 Proof coins were made in the original. The Lincoln Penny was first made in 1909. The final coin honors Lincoln’s Presidency it shows the unfinished Capitol dome to symbolize a nation divided by the Civil War.
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The third depicts Lincoln’s professional life in Illinois and features him in front of the state capitol building in Springfield. The second is a tribute to Lincoln’s formative years in Indiana and shows young Lincoln reading. He first coin honors Lincoln’s childhood in Kentucky it features the log cabin where he was born in 1809. They were made only in 2009 and can never be made again. These were the first commemorative Pennies in history. Mint struck four different Lincoln Pennies in 2009 to commemorate the 200 th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and the 100 th anniversary of the first Lincoln Penny. The obverse is the original Lincoln portrait that has graced the Penny since 1909. Each of the four designs represents a different aspect or theme in the life of Lincoln.
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