The 2009 penny is more than just spare change—it’s a coin with historical significance and collectible appeal. Issued to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth and the 100th ...

WASHINGTON – As festivities marking the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth continue, the U.S. Mint has released the first of four new Lincoln pennies that will go into circulation this year.

Say happy birthday to the pennies in your pocket. The Lincoln cent turns 100 today. Born in controversy, the copper -- now mostly zinc -- coin has become an American icon. The front, showing artist ...

Tonight at 9 on History. You rarely see historians fighting off giggles in a documentary. But then, few things are as audacious as the plot to steal Abraham Lincoln’s body. In honor of Presidents Day ...

It was Theodore Roosevelt — a lifelong admirer of Abraham Lincoln — who ordered the U.S. Mint to introduce copper pennies bearing Lincoln’s likeness in time for his centennial in 1909. It marked the ...

The obstacles sculptor and medalist, Victor David Brenner, had to overcome to see his design for the Lincoln penny — finally minted in 1909 — were minor compared to challenges he faced in his native ...