2009 BICENTENNIAL Coins

I did some posts recently about the new pennies that came out last year, but I did not know what they were about and why they were doing it. So I did some research on it and found out that in 2009, the United States Mint issued four different one-cent coins to commemorate the 200 year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birth and the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent. The reverse designs were unveiled September 22 at a ceremony held at the Lincoln Memorial while the obverse continues to assume the likeness of Lincoln currently on the one-cent coin. The reverse reflects four different designs, each one representing a different aspect of President Lincoln's life. Aspects include...

Birth and early childhood in Kentucky (1809-1816)
Formative years in Indiana (1816-1830)
Professional Life in Illinois (1830-1861)
Presidency in Washington, DC (1861-1865)

This really made some things clear to me and I hope I did not confuse anyone on the earlier posts. ~Nathanael

2010 Penny

Two post back I posted about the 2009 penny and how it looked different. Now, just recently, I found a 2010 penny which looked even more different.  You know how from 1999 to 2008 they made state hood quarters? Well, maybe the person who designs the US coins is working with the pennies now.

This is how it looks. I don't really like the way it looks. It just looks kind of bland with the shield and the scroll. Well, maybe next year they can come up with something a little more...creatively, historical.

~Nathanael

New Coin Folders

On Wednesday, some coin folders came in the mail that I had ordered the week before.  I like to use these folders to keep my coins organized, and to see all the years and how many were made that year. Check out these pictures that I tok of them.

This is a picture of all the folders that I own

One of my oldest pennies

This is the inside of some of the folders.
Have an Awesome Possum Week!
~Nathan

Pennies...

 I was sorting some pennies earlier today when I found a 2009 penny that had the Capital building on it.  They still (of course) have Abraham Lincoln on one side, but on the other side they got rid or the treasury and put the Captital building under construction.  Here are some pictures that I took of the penny  I found.

~Thantheman