By Shane F., Sean, Behyan, and Matthew
A few months ago Shane F. and Matthew published a post called the “New One Dollar Coin”. In one of the comments, Mrs. Harding mentioned that a new penny is coming!
Here are some interesting facts about the new penny.
The U.S. Mint made the new penny to honor Lincoln’s 200th birthday. The penny has been around for one hundred years. The U.S. Mint revealed the penny on September 22. It still has the same face, but a different reverse, or back.
The reverse of the penny has four different pictures, so try to collect all four!
On the reverse of one coin is Lincoln's log cabin.
Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809, in a county in Kentucky. He lived in a log cabin from the time he was two-and-a-half until he was nearly eight years old. The cabin and his birth date are shown on the reverse of this coin.
On the reverse of another penny is Lincoln cutting wood
In this image, young Abe is taking a pause from rail splitting and is reading a book. He did not go to school, but he learned by reading books. He was perfect at plowing and using an axe in the woods. He used the axe and rail splitter for cutting wood. This coin tells a lot about his former years in Indiana.
The reverse of the third penny is the Illinois Capitol.
Early in his life, he took on several jobs. One of his jobs was piloting a steamboat, but the thing he admired most was politics. In September 1836, Abe got a law license. In 1834, he became a member of the Illinois General Assembly. He was elected President in 1860.
The final reverse has a picture of the U.S. Capitol.
In late 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation announcing that slaves would be free on January 1. Pictured on this coin is the unfinished U.S. Capitol building. It was being built while he was serving his term as President during the Civil War.
The pennies will come out over three month intervals in 2009.
Has you seen one of these new pennies? If you have, please write a comment.
Which reverse did you get?
Which reverse did you get?
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