The U.S mint unveiled four new designs for the 1-cent coin (penny), Yesterday September 22nd during a ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial. It will commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and the 100th anniversary of Lincoln appearing on the penny. The first penny is scheduled to go into circulation on Feb 12, 2009. The penny hasn't changed since 1959. The classic mugshot of the 16th U.S president will remain on the heads side of the coin, but the Lincoln Memorial will be replaced on the other side by four new images which include a log cabin, a Young Lincoln taking a break, Lincoln as a Young Lawyer and a half-completed Capitol dome. The copper will also be replace, by high quality steel.
Do we really need a new penny????
5 comments:
That is definitely weird. No more copper? Steel instead?? So we're going to have a bunch of copper mixed with steel in our pockets? I'm not sure as to why we need a new penny either.
Wow, really?? I'm going to get really mixed up and take out pennies when someone asks me for dimes or nickels. I better save a shiny copper penny as a souvenir of our generation!
Lucky us.
Er, I mean, it seems that these new Lincoln pennies are of the limited-edition sort. I believe a new, permanent, copper-plated design will be coming in 2010.
So True. We don't need a new penny. Another way for the government to spend our money and add mediocre symbolism into our lives. Great Post. Food for thought.
I didn't hear about that. I don't really think we need a new design. It will probably be a little confusing if they actually go through with it.
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