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Lincoln Memorial Cents

Common, scarce and rare U.S. Lincoln Memorial (or Lincoln, Memorial Reverse) cents (1959-2008) at Mintmark.com.

2005-D Lincoln Memorial Cent
3.11 grams; zinc; 19 mm

"LINCOLN CENT—. . . History—
. . . Reverse design—. . . Lincoln Memorial cent (1959-2008)—On February 12, 1959, a revised reverse design was introduced as part of the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. No formal competition was held. Frank Gasparro, then Assistant Engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, prepared the winning entry, selected from a group of 23 models that the engraving staff at the Mint had been asked to present for consideration. Again, only the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury was necessary to make the change because the design had been in use for more than the required 25 years. The imposing marble Lincoln Memorial provides the central motif, with the legends E Pluribus Unum and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA completing the design, together with the denomination. The initials FG appear on the right, near the shrubbery. In his treatise Theory and Practise of Numismatic Design, Steve Crooks states that because the Lincoln Memorial is shown in sufficient detail to discern the statue of Lincoln on the reverse of the penny, Abraham Lincoln was the only person to be depicted on both the obverse and reverse of the same United States coin until the release of the New Jersey state quarter in 1999, which depicts George Washington crossing the Delaware River on the reverse . . ." — Lincoln cent at Wikipedia. This version was edited and (or) revised by Mintmark.com.

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