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5 Lincoln “Wheat Ears” Pennies,
struck in copper from 1954 to 1958.
The Lincoln Penny was first
minted in 1909 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham
Lincoln’s birth.
It was the first circulating
coin to feature a real person instead of Lady Liberty. The
obverse features a portrait of Lincoln by sculptor Victor D. Brenner.
The reverse of the coin until 1958 was the legendary “wheat ears” design.
The “wheat ears” design was
replaced with the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse in 1959.
These key coins are a great way
to start or add to a collection of Lincoln Pennies. |
Eight 2009 Lincoln Pennies struck in .992
zinc and .008 copper with a plating of pure copper; and four 2009 stamps
printed with ink on paper.
The complete collection of 2009 Lincoln
commemorative Pennies from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, plus the set
of four 2009 commemorative stamps issued to celebrate the 200th
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.
The U.S. Postal Service issued four 42¢
commemorative stamps in 2009 for the 200th anniversary of
Abraham Lincoln’s birth: Lincoln as
Rail-Splitter, Lincoln as Lawyer, Lincoln as Politician, and Lincoln as
President.
The stamps were
issued on January 9,
2009 in Springfield, Illinois.
One stamp and one
coin design from both Philadelphia and Denver (i.e. two coins) are
featured on each First Day Cover.
First Day Covers include the Springfield,
Illinois “First Day of Issue” postmark of
January 9, 2009.
The stamps are
certified first editions, as guaranteed by the “First Day of Issue”
postmarks.
Together, the coins and stamps create a
unique and complete collection of the U.S. government’s official tributes
to Abraham Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Only a limited number of
First Day Covers were created, and they can never be made again because of
the “First Day of Issue” postmark. |