History of the U.S. Penny
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The U.S. penny is a coin worth one-hundredth of a U.S. dollar. The obverse side has depicted Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the centennial of his birth. The reverse side depicted the Lincoln Memorial from 1959 to 2008. Four different reverse designs in 2009 honored Lincoln's 200th birthday, and in 2010, a new "permanent" reverse -- the Union Shield -- was released. The term "penny" derives from the British coin of the same name.
The penny has gone through many different variations over its two-hundred-year existence. Until about 1857, it was about the size of the current US dollar coin. Here are a few notable examples of the US penny:
The penny has gone through many different variations over its two-hundred-year existence. Until about 1857, it was about the size of the current US dollar coin. Here are a few notable examples of the US penny:




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