Thursday’s unveiling of the third of four 2009 commemorative Abraham Lincoln pennies is expected to attract large crowds to the Old State Capitol, where U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy and U.S. Sen. Dick ...

Stalks of wheat such as those that graced the back of the Lincoln penny from its inception in 1909 until 1958 bring back memories of a simpler time, of amber waves of grain, of … the Weimar Republic?

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The Lincoln penny, featuring a portrait of the late U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, marked 100 years of circulation Sunday, mint records show. Mint records show that ...

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Next year, the penny will be getting not just one new look but four of them, the first changes to the 1-cent coin in 50 years. The U.S. Mint unveiled the new designs during a ceremony Monday at the ...

Say happy birthday to the pennies in your pocket. The Lincoln cent turns 100 today. Born in controversy, the copper -- now mostly zinc -- coin has become an American icon. The front, showing artist ...

The obstacles sculptor and medalist, Victor David Brenner, had to overcome to see his design for the Lincoln penny — finally minted in 1909 — were minor compared to challenges he faced in his native ...

As the U.S. phases out production of pennies, you might be checking your couch cushions or your vacuum for coins that could be worth more than one cent. You also may want to keep an eye out for these ...

Starting in 1959, The Mint starting stamping the back of the penny with the image of the Lincoln Memorial. The year 1959 was the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. From 1959-1962 the penny ...