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Lincoln Penny Gets a Redesign

Commemorative issue marks Lincoln's 200th birthday, and the coin's 100th

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 22, 2008 1:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – The US Mint today unveiled four new designs that will adorn the back of the Lincoln penny next year to commemorate the bicentennial of Honest Abe’s birth, CNNMoney reports. The classic portrait of the 16th president will remain on the heads side. The reverse will depict scenes from Lincoln’s life, from his humble beginnings to service as an Illinois state senator.

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Artist's renderings provided by the U.S. Mint shows four of the designs under consideration to replace the "tails" side of the Abraham Lincoln penny. (AP Photo)

The reverse sides for the 2009 Bicentennial Lincoln penny. (AP Photo)

Also due next year, a commemorative coin to be issued in honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Louis Braille. (AP Photo)

United States Mint Director Edmund C. Moy. (AP Photo)

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These coins are a tribute to one of our greatest presidents...he believed all men were created equal, and his life was a model for accomplishing through honesty, integrity, loyalty and a lifetime of education.
- U.S. Mint director Ed Moy.

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Lincoln Penny Gets a Redesign