Editing Penny (United States coin) (section)

===Lincoln Memorial cent (1959–2008)===
[[File:20050228 200242 1 revers lincoln.999x989.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Detail of reverse showing Lincoln statue inside the memorial]]
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. This series is noteworthy for having the image of [[Abraham Lincoln]] both on the obverse and reverse, as his likeness can be discerned at the center of the memorial on the reverse.