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SPRINGFIELD -- Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday -- or, technically, 319 million presents. The U.S. Mint released a redesigned penny to mark the bicentennial of Lincoln ...
Honestly Abe, what’s up with the penny? Today we wish a happy 206th birthday to President Abraham Lincoln! From an Academy Award winning bio-pic and a … slightly less influential Vampire ...
You might think the end of penny production would make the coins rare and valuable, but not so fast, warned John Haas, owner ...
Union Pacific, celebrating its 163rd birthday, brought its newest commemorative locomotive honoring founder President Abraham ...
This penny holds historical importance, having been introduced in 1909 to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday, featuring his profile on one side and wheat stalks on the other. ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Union Pacific will bring its Abraham Lincoln locomotive to Springfield, the hometown of the 16th ...
Indian Head designs lasted until 1909 when Abraham Lincoln became the first president featured on a coin in honor of the slain president’s 100th birthday. The penny’s design showed an image of ...
History of Lincoln Wheat Pennies. The Lincoln Wheat Penny, minted from 1909-1958, commemorated Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday and was the first U.S. coin to feature a president's image.
There were the "Flying Eagle" and “Indian Head” designs in the 19th and 20th centuries before the penny’s design was changed to honor Abraham Lincoln’s 100th birthday in 1909.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Abraham Lincoln got a present Thursday for his 200th birthday - or, technically, 319 million presents. The U.S. Mint released a redesigned penny to mark the bicentennial of Linc… ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Abraham Lincoln got a present for his 200th birthday—a brand-new penny. Officials with the U.S. Mint plan revealed the new penny Thursday. On the front is the classic Lincoln ...