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Wheat cent (19091958) [modify] A study of three prospective reverses led to the approval of a very easy design bearing 2 wheatheads in memorial style. Between these, in the center of the coin, are the denomination and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, while curving around the upper border is the national motto,, Latin for "Out of Numerous, One".

Before the coins were provided, nevertheless, the initials "VDB" were replaced due to the fact that authorities at the United States Mint felt the name was too prominent. After The Most Complete Run-Down was released, lots of opposed that even the initials were noticeable and detracted from the design. Since the coin was in fantastic need, and because to make a change would have required stopping production, the choice was made to eliminate the initials completely.

had 6 different cents: the 1909 and 1909-S Indian Head cents, and 4 Lincoln coins: 1909 VDB, 1909-S VDB, 1909 and 1909-S. In all cases the Philadelphia mintages far went beyond the San Francisco problems. While the tiniest mintage is the '09-S Indian, the '09-S VDB is the crucial Lincoln date, and thus is most important.

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7% of the plain V.D.B. Lincoln Memorial cent (19592008) [edit] Information of reverse revealing Lincoln statue inside the memorial On February 12, 1959, a revised reverse style was presented as part of the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. No official competition was held. Frank Gasparro, then Assistant Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, prepared the winning entry, picked from a group of 23 designs that the engraving staff at the Mint had actually been asked to present for consideration.

The imposing marble Lincoln Memorial provides the main theme, with the legends E Pluribus Unum and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA finishing the style, together with the denomination. The initials "FG" appear on the right, near the bushes. This series is noteworthy for having the image of Abraham Lincoln both on the obverse and reverse, as his likeness can be determined at the center of the memorial on the reverse.

This led to the mintage of 4 different coins showing scenes from Abraham Lincoln's life in honor of the bicentennial of his birth. These four styles, unveiled September 22, 2008 at an event held at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., are: Birth and early youth in Kentucky: this design includes a log cabin and Lincoln's birth year 1809.