From humble wheat stalks to the modern shield, Lincoln cents carry over a century of American history in the palm of your hand. Rare dates, quirky mint errors, and pristine grades can turn a penny ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) – Hundreds of people gathered near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend to mourn the death of the penny. The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia stopped minting ...
It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies bearing Lincoln’s likeness in time for his centennial in 1909. It marked the ...