United States Mint to Launch Final Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin at the
U.S. Capitol
Last Coin in Series Honors Abraham Lincoln's Presidency
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The public is invited to join
United States Mint Director Ed Moy at a special ceremony to launch the final
coin in the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Coin Program, honoring Abraham
Lincoln's presidency in Washington, D.C. The ceremony will take place 10 a.m.
Eastern Time (ET) Thursday, November 12, at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
Statue located below the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building. Invited
guests include Dr. Donald Kennon, Chief Historian of the U.S. Capitol
Historical Society, and Eileen Mackevich, Executive Director of the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Children 18 years and younger will receive a
new "Presidency" Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin to commemorate the event.
The news media are welcome to attend.
The design selected for aspect four of Lincoln's life features the
half-finished United States Capitol dome, symbolizing a Nation torn apart by
civil war and the resolve Lincoln showed as he guided the country through its
most grave crisis. .
The coin's obverse (heads) continues to bear Victor David Brenner's familiar
likeness of Lincoln.
Following the ceremony, the public can exchange their currency--while supplies
last--for a minimum of two rolls and up to six rolls of coins bearing the new
Lincoln "Presidency" design. (Limits are subject to change.)
As authorized by law, the United States Mint has issued a series of four
pennies this year to honor the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth and the
100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent. The coins' reverse (tails side) design
reflects four different aspects, or themes, of President Lincoln's life: his
birth and early childhood in Kentucky; his formative years in Indiana; his
professional life in Illinois; and his presidency in Washington, D.C. The
obverse (heads side) of the coins continues to feature Victor David Brenner's
likeness of President Lincoln that has graced the coin since 1909.
A digital image of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin - "Presidency"
is available at:
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=Photo#2009LincolnOneCent
WHAT: Presentation of the Lincoln "Presidency" One-Cent Coin
WHO:
Ed Moy, Director, United States Mint
Dr. Donald Kennon, Chief Historian, U.S. Capitol Historical Society
Eileen Mackevich, Executive Director, Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
WHEN: Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time)
WHERE: Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Statue, below the west front of the
U.S. Capitol Building
For Information Contact: Michael White 202-354-7222
SOURCE United States Mint
Michael White, United States Mint, +1-202-354-7222
