Lincoln Bicentennial Cents were issued by the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints. Capitol Building, an approximation of what the construction would have looked like during Lincoln's Presidency. It shows the half completed dome of the U.S. The final design was produced by Susan Gamble. The third design, showing Lincoln's Professional Years, was crafted by Joel Iskowitz, and shows Lincoln standing in front of the Illinois State Capitol as a young lawyer. The second design, emblematic of Lincoln's Formative Years, features Lincoln reading while taking a break from rail-splitting and was the work of Charles Vickers. The design chosen for Lincoln's Birth was created by Richard Masters, and features the log cabin we has born and raised it. The Commemorative Lincoln Cents were designed to be emblematic of four different stages of the 16th President's historic life: his birth and early childhood in Kentucky, his formative years in Indiana, his professional life in Illinois, and finally, his Presidency in Washington D.C. The 2009 Lincoln Penny Series would serve as a commemorative transition to an all new penny design, the Lincoln Shield Cents, that would begin the following year. The Lincoln Penny Series began 100 years earlier with the Wheat Cent, and had continued the previous 50 years as the Lincoln Memorial Cent. The Presidential One Dollar Coin Act of 2005 required that the reverse of the Lincoln Cent be redesigned for 2009 in honor of the Bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Don't miss out on these rare Lincoln Bicentennial Cents at this great low price! Check out all our Brilliant Uncirculated Lincoln Bicentennial Cents by Date. Mint marks are mixed and selected at random. You will receive one Log Cabin Lincoln Bicentennial Cent. All of our BU Lincoln Cents are nice original coins and represent a great value for the price. Its reverse features a representation of the Kentucky cabin Lincoln was born and raised in. The Log Cabin issue commemorates the birth of Abraham Lincoln. This Lincoln Penny is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. In addition to new circulation pennies, the Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act also calls for up to 500,000 commemorative silver dollars for collectors in 2009.Įditor’s Note: See the four 2009 Lincoln Penny images, and for additional information visit the CoinNews sister sites 2009 Lincoln Pennies, Lincoln Pennies, or Lincoln Coin and Chronicles Set.We are pleased to offer for sale this Lincoln Bicentennial Cent LOG CABIN Design (2009). At the end of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Coin Program, the reverse of the penny will feature a design emblematic of President Lincoln’s preservation of the United States of America as a single and united country. The obverse or heads side of the one-cent coins will continue to bear Victor David Brenner’s likeness of President Lincoln, introduced in 1909. The new designs will be issued in approximately three-month intervals throughout the year. In 1959, the currently used Memorial reverse replaced the well known Wheat Ears design. When that cent is issued, it will mark first time the image on the penny has changed in half a century. on the same day in 2009 - the 200th anniversary of his birth. The first new cent will begin circulating in the U.S. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. The four-coin series was authorized to celebrate the bicentennial of President Lincoln’s birth and the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent. He believed all men were created equal, and his life was a model for accomplishing the American dream through honesty, integrity, loyalty, and a lifetime of education." "These coins are a tribute to one of our greatest Presidents whose legacy has had a lasting impact on our country. "This is a momentous occasion in the history of our Nation’s coinage because these designs represent the first change in the Lincoln cent in half a century," said Director Moy. The four reverse designs celebrate a different aspect of Abraham Lincoln’s life: his birth and childhood in Kentucky, his formative years in Indiana, his professional life in Illinois and his Presidency in Washington, D.C. Mint Director Ed Moy Monday morning during a news conference at the Lincoln Memorial. 2009 Lincoln penny design images were revealed by U.S.
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