Following the four different rotating reverse designs issued during 2009 to represent the different stages of the life of Abraham Lincoln, one final reverse design will be issued in 2010. This time the design is expected to remain in use for the foreseeable future. The topic of the redesign will be Lincoln’s preservation of the United States of America as a single country.
The year 2009 marked the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In line with the long running association of Lincoln and numismatics, newly designed circulating and collectible coins were issued to mark the occasion. This included one cent coins with four different designs and a commemorative silver dollar.
In 2009, the country celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln. To mark the occasion, several different circulating and commemorative coins were issued. This included four pennies carry different reverse designs and a dollar coin struck in a composition of 90% silver.
Perhaps the most familiar coin to the public at large, the Lincoln Cent has been produced since 1909 with the same obverse design. The reverse design has changed over the years, usually to coordinate with anniversaries of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. The metallic composition of the coin has also undergone many changes, usually in response the need or costs of copper.
The Lincoln Cent is the well known as the one cent coin of the United States. The coin has depicted a bust of Abraham Lincoln on the obverse since first introduced in 1909, representing the longest used design on any circulating U.S. coin. The reverse design has undergone some changes over the years. The metallic composition has also undergone a series of interesting alterations over the years.