Abraham Lincoln — or at least the locomotive celebrating his memory — returned to Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Ill., ...

You might think the end of penny production would make the coins rare and valuable, but not so fast, warned John Haas, owner of Newark Coin and Jewelry. "Really, the only pennies we see around here ...

What will happen to the penny once it is phased out as a form of currency? Pennies will remain a legal form of currency in the U.S., especially since more than $1 billion of them are currently in ...

What will happen to the penny once it is phased out as a form of currency? Pennies will remain a legal form of currency in the U.S., especially since more than $1 billion of them are currently in ...

Polling shows significant support for president’s deployment of servicemen in California as military parade set to take place ...

One of the first issues showcased George Washington, his image on a 10-cent stamp from Gilbert Stuart’s iconic ... Printed in mournful black, it mirrors the somber design for Abraham Lincoln, another ...

Those pennies were made to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's centennial birthday. The coins are a type of "wheat penny," named for the back of the coin having stalks of wheat encircling the "One Cent ...

Lincoln, though, we flush Lincoln like he was John McCain. Of course, Abe is still on the fin. Single. Deuce. Fin. Sawbuck. Double sawbuck. Half-a-yard. Yard.

It was not until 1909 that the first president appeared: the profile of Abraham Lincoln engraved in honor of his 100th birthday, the same image that appears on modern pennies.

It is not clear how that figure has been determined. The current penny features Abraham Lincoln on its “head” side. It was placed there in 1909, on his 100th birthday.

Abraham Lincoln’s face was first molded onto the coin in 1909 to commemorate the 16th president’s 100th birthday. With Post Wires ...

President Abraham Lincoln's image arrived on the penny in 1909, marking his 100th birthday. The current design, featuring a Union shield on the back side, was introduced in 2010 to honor Lincoln's ...