Penny to Undergo First Design Change in 50 Years
Arizona Coin Collector
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=press_release&ID=946
Penny to Undergo First Design Change in 50 Years
United States Mint Director to Unveil New 2009 Penny Designs
Honoring Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
United States Mint Director Ed Moy and the Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Commission will hold a news conference at the
Lincoln Memorial on Monday, September 22, to unveil the
2009 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent designs-the first
time the image on the penny has changed in 50 years.
In 2009, the United States Mint will introduce into
circulation a series of four different one-cent coins in
recognition of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth
and the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent. While the
obverse (heads side) will continue to bear the likeness of
President Lincoln currently on the penny, the reverse
(tails side) will change to bear four different designs,
each representing a different phase in the life of
Abraham Lincoln. The aspects of his life to be honored
will be his birth and early childhood in Kentucky, his
formative years in Indiana, his professional life in
Illinois, and his Presidency in Washington, D.C.
The first redesigned penny will be issued on the
bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, February 12, 2009.
The remaining redesigned pennies will be released at
intervals throughout 2009.
WHAT:
Unveiling of the four designs for the 2009 Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Redesigns
WHO:
United States Mint Director Ed Moy
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Co-Chairman
Harold Holzer Abraham Lincoln Re-enactor
WHEN:
10 a.m. ET, Monday, September 22, 2008
WHERE:
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Plaza Parking available
on Ohio Drive and West Basin Drive
Note: Images of the new 2009 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
One-Cent designs will be available online at 10 a.m.
Monday, September 22, 2008. The link to be announced.
Contact: Press inquiries: Greg Hernandez (202) 354-7222
Customer Service information: (800) USA MINT (872-6468)
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