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New Lincoln penny designs

Abraham Lincoln was born

The Lincoln penny shall, not a new design, but will have four new designs on the reverse.

commemorating the bicentenary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln, and the centenary of the first coinage of the first Lincoln Cent (in 1909, replacing the Indian Cent.) In the year 2009 were coined in the four designs that vary back to display different stages of the life of Lincoln.

New designs are

Birth and early childhood in Kentucky (1809-1816)

in a log cabin near Nolin Creek, three miles south of the present Hodgenville in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809, was second son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. It was named for his grandfather Abraham father. Lincoln lived in this cabin until almost eight years old, helping his parents to bring him water and collecting firewood. The design represents its humble origins in Kentucky. The designer was Richard Masters, Jim Licaretz recorder.

Formative Years in Indiana (1816-1830)

In the fall of 1816, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Young left Kentucky to southern Indiana and settled in Spencer County. As they grow, the young Abraham soon became expert in the use of the plow and, especially, the ax. Despite the demands of frontier life leaves little time for formal education, his parents instilled in him a love of books and Abraham was educated himself by reading such works as The Life of Washington, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Robinson Crusoe and The Arabian Nights, all at the age of 11 years. We often was seen carrying a book and his ax .. In October 1818, the family suffered a terrible tragedy when Nancy died from drinking contaminated milk. For Abraham, whose mother had encouraged him to read and explore the world through books, was a blow devastating. Thomas later married Sarah Bush Johnston, a stepmother who helped and took care of him like his own son. The approved design for the reverse is the reading of Lincoln, while taking a break from work (this diviendo a stump with a wedge and a mallet). was designed and engraved by Charles Vickers.

His professional life in Illinois (1830-1861)

In 1830, Thomas decided to move the family to Illinois, where he had relatives and where the soil was more rich and productive. At first, Abraham took a variety of jobs, including the pilot of a steamer, but he was starting to develop a serious interest in politics. In 1834, he was elected to the General Assembly of Illinois, and began to study law seriously. In September 1836, he received a license fee and embarked on a career that would propel him to the White House. In April 1837, he moved to the new Illinois state capital, Springfield. Here, he met and married Mary Todd and his first son, Robert Todd Lincoln, was born in August 1843. Lincoln continued to make a name for himself himself as a lawyer, and in 1846 won election to the House of Representatives U.S. as a member of the Whig Party. Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas was up for reelection in 1858, and in June for the state Republican convention nominated Lincoln for the seat. The famous series of Lincoln-Douglas debates took place this fall, and while I do not win the seat, the reasoning of Lincoln, his moral fervor, elegant language and their knowledge of the debate was transformed into a national figure. In 1860 the Republican convention, won the nomination for President and was elected that fall. approved design represents this stage of his life in Illinois, and can be seen as a young professional woman standing in front of the Capitol Building in Springfield. was designed by Joel Iskowitz and engraved by Don Everhart.

Presidency in Washington, DC (1861-1865)

When Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, the nation was already the brink of civil war, and fighting soon broke out at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Shortly after the battle of Antietam, in late 1862, Lincoln issued the Proclamation Emancipation, declaring all slaves in rebel territory free on January 1, 1863. Victor of the Union at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863, marked a crucial turning point in the war for the North. The summer of 1864, however, proved to be one of the most difficult of Lincoln in the presidency, and his reelection was in doubt. Peace negotiations began, but collapsed, and his cabinet was divided. The war ended when General Robert E. Lee is delivered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, in Appomattox, Virginia. Only five days later, on 14 April, President Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth's murderer, while watching a play at Ford's Theater in Washington. Army doctors worked on throughout the night to save him, but never regained consciousness and died at 7:22 am after the age of 56 years. approved design shows the Capitol dome half-finished, symbol of a nation torn by civil war and the determination of showing how Lincoln led the country through its gravest crisis. was designed by Susan Gamble and engraved by Joseph Menna.

This is the Penny is currently circulating.