Gold & Silver Forum

Gold & Silver Forum (http://goldismoney.info/forums/index.php)
-   Gold - Silver - Coins - Numismatics (http://goldismoney.info/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=51)
-   -   a redesign of the penny (http://goldismoney.info/forums/showthread.php?t=27202)

onepence 12-20-2005 11:12 PM
a redesign of the penny
 
New penny salutes Lincoln`s 200th birthday
Dec 15, 2005, 19:12 GMT

http://news.monstersandcritics.com/northamerica/article_1069322.php/New_penny_salutes_Lincoln%60s_200th_birthday

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- Congress has approved a redesign of the penny to celebrate Abraham Lincoln`s 200th birthday in 2009.

The new penny will feature four new designs on the back of the current coin, each representing a different phase of the 16th U.S. president`s life, Copley News Service said.

The designs will depict Lincoln`s birth and childhood in Kentucky, his youth in Indiana, his professional life in Illinois and his presidency in Washington. The present image of Lincoln will remain on the front of the coin.

The treasury secretary will choose the four designs after consulting with the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the Commission of Fine Arts and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

After 2009, the reverse of the penny will be permanently changed to one representing Lincoln`s role in preserving the nation during the Civil War.

Prometheus 12-20-2005 11:26 PM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
And just like him, this penny will still be unConsitutional

honu5050 12-20-2005 11:42 PM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
and who'ed steal the candy from a lovin babys mouth if ee could take it from the money man.

Infidel 12-21-2005 01:16 AM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
I really do wonder if they are going to make them plastic this time

John 12-21-2005 01:27 AM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
This may be a dumb question but, wouldn't it cost more than a penny to create a penny?

Ponce Cuba 12-21-2005 02:51 AM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by John
This may be a dumb question but, wouldn't it cost more than a penny to create a penny?
Dumb? hellllllllllll no, now I want to know.......... like Suckher said, maybe out of plastic? it would cost about 3/10 of a pennie.

Anyone has the answer?

Argentsum 12-21-2005 11:16 AM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
I guess we could make the penny out of zinc coated lead which would drop its costs down. There might be an environmental downside though.

Its getting tough to make a coin that's worth less then a cent.

Nanook 12-21-2005 09:07 PM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
Scenes from the 16th president's life?

Anything from Ford's Theater? :D

"Other that that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?"

Dixie 12-21-2005 09:33 PM
Re: a redesign of the penny
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by onepence
After 2009, the reverse of the penny will be permanently changed to one representing Lincoln`s role in preserving the nation during the Civil War.
Or, maybe we can Lincoln replaced by Jefferson Davis. Wait...Jeff is worth more than a penny....


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:26 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2010, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright = None use it and Link to GIM