#2009 log cabin penny series#
These were made of 97.5 zinc with a copper coating, making them far less expensive to produce.Īfter the series concluded, the reverse was changed to a new design. Larger numbers of the coins were produced for circulation. These had the same metal composition as the original cents minted in 1909: 90 per cent copper, and 5 percent tin and zinc. Instead, it shows the half-finished dome of the United States Capitol.Īll four coins were released as uncirculated copper collectors’ coins. It is the only reverse design of the series not to feature Lincoln himself. The final design marked Lincoln’s presidency. It shows a formally attired Lincoln standing outside the State Capitol in Illinois, where he lived from 1830 to 1861.
#2009 log cabin penny professional#
The third design referred to Lincoln’s professional life. Although there is nothing in the design to pinpoint its geographic location, Indiana was where Lincoln spent his formative years. This coin was nicknamed the “Indiana penny”. A mallet resting near his knee shows that he has taken a break from his work rail splitting.
He is seated on a tree trunk, reading a book. This showed Lincoln as a young man, his shirt sleeves rolled up. The next coin in the sequence was the “Formative years” design. The cent was launched on Lincoln’s birthday, February 12, at a high school in Hodgenville, the town of his birth. The design gave it it’s nickname, the “log cabin penny”. The “Early years” coin featured a log cabin and the year 1809, the year in which Lincoln was born in Kentucky. Not one but four different reverse designs were produced, each marking a different stage in Lincoln’s life. It was also the year set by the 2005 $1 Coin Act for the redesign of the cent’s reverse. History of the 2009 PennyĢ009 marked the 200 year anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. * All values given are for coins designated as red. PR67DCAM: $7 PR69DCAM: $14 PR70DCAM: $150Ģ009 S Penny Lincoln Formative Years Value Only proof coins were struck at the San Francisco mint. Read on to find out more! 2009 lincoln Penny Value Chart*Ģ009 (P) Penny Lincoln Early Childhood ValueĢ009 D Penny Lincoln Early Childhood ValueĢ009 (P) Penny Lincoln Formative Years ValueĢ009 D Penny Lincoln Formative Years ValueĢ009 (P) Penny Lincoln Professional Life ValueĢ009 D Penny Lincoln Professional Life ValueĢ009 S Penny Lincoln Early Childhood Value And we’ll also learn more about the designs, and what marks out a particular coin as interesting to collectors.
We’re going to look at the 2009 penny value. The bicentenary of Lincoln’s birth saw not one, but four new coin types minted to mark the occasion. 2009 was a very unusual year in the history of the penny.
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