100th Anniversary of the Lincoln Cent
Mar 4th, 2008 by capitaladmin
The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the the birth of Abraham Lincoln. As was the the case with the 100th anniversary and the 150th anniversary, this milestone will not go unnoticed in the numismatic community. In fact, legislators have mandated an impressive and extensive new series Lincoln cents.
In 2009 the event will be celebrated numismatically by the introduction of four new Lincoln cents with appropriate reverse designs paying tribute to the life of Abraman Lincoln. It does not end there. In 2010 another Lincoln cent will be released, this one with the reverse acknowledging the overall contribution of Lincoln to to his country.
The original Lincoln cent has been with us for 100 years. It is likely that the new Lincoln cent will be be a repeat performer. The United States Mint has announced plans to reduce the production of nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars in order to meet the demands of the 2009 commemorative Lincoln Cent. Right now there are 4 proposed designs for the 2009 Lincoln Cent.
The proposed designs will include different scenes from Lincoln’s life:
If new coinage excites the masses, then the year 2009 is going to the stuff that frenzies are made of. If everything goes according to plan, 15 entirely new business strike commemorative coins will enter general circulation that year: 4 Presidential Dollars, 4 Lincoln Cents, 1 Sacagawea Native American Dollar, the District of Columbia Quarter, and 5 territorial quarters. That amounts to 1 new coin approximately every 24 days. Nothing like this has ever been seen before, and its equal will probably be some time in coming.
The onion had a great take on the release of commemorative designs related to the penny when the first quarter series rolled out: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/31003
