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Victor david brenner designed the u.s.
2009 was a special year for pennies.
The lincoln cent, which turned 101 years old that year, bears a shield on the. The initials were removed as they were controversial and viewed as advertising, but in 1918 the initials were added back in, much smaller and this time on the obverse of the coin,. This design was last made in 2008 and replaced by the lincoln bicentennial one cent program. It has endured with the same obverse.
The image of lincoln remained on the obverse (heads) of all four cents in the new. The obverse (heads) shows the image of president abraham lincoln used on the penny since 1909. The ever popular lincoln wheat penny was first produced by the u.s. The likeness was to be similar to a sculpture brenner had completed years earlier based on a mathew brady photograph.
The obverse design featuring president abraham.
If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer to your question: Coin value price chart for lincoln wheat cent 1c. 154 rows lincoln pennies minted from 1959 to 1982 are made of 95 percent copper and have about 2.5 cents worth of copper in them. Lincoln penny and placed his famous initials of v.d.b. on the reverse of this beloved coin.
Any wheat penny is worth at. As this image gallery demonstrates, the new 2009 penny designs are intended to show four different phases of. In 2010, a new penny entered into circulation. Lincoln cents, pennies, pocket change, u.s.
The uncirculated version contains the metals used in the original 1909 cent (95 percent copper, 5 percent tin and zinc).
The “lincoln memorial” penny design was introduced in 1959. See history and facts about the first. These bicentennial lincoln pennies honor the 200th anniversary of lincoln's birth. The back of the penny features an image of the lincoln memorial in washington d.c., honoring the.
Mint began using zinc planchets. The new cents showed a flying eagle on the front and a wreath on the back. Mint produced the 2009 lincoln penny with 4 new designs on the reverse side of the coin. Apmex david lawrence l&c coins collectors corner ebay.
The shield on the reverse (tails) represents lincoln’s preservation of the united states as a single.
For this year there are four different design varieties on the reverse side of the coin. Lookup coin values for good, very good, fine, very fine, brilliant uncirculated & proof conditions and ms grade. In fact, with the exceptions of major errors and varieties, no lincoln wheat penny struck after 1933 is worth more than 10 cents in worn condition. These designs commemorate both the 100th anniversary of.
Beginning in 1982, the u.s. In 1909, abraham lincoln became the first real person on a u.s. Keep in mind, in 1909 one of the reasons that lincoln was chosen to be the subject of a new small cent was that it was the 100th anniversary of his birth.
