Editing Penny (United States coin) (section)

===Lincoln Bicentennial cents (2009)===
The [[Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005]] required that the cent's reverse be redesigned in 2009. This resulted in the mintage of four different coins showing scenes from Abraham Lincoln's life in honor of the [[Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial|bicentennial]] of his birth.

These four designs, unveiled September 22, 2008, at a ceremony held at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] on the National Mall in [[Washington, D.C.]], are:
* Birth and early childhood in [[Kentucky]]: this design features a [[log cabin]] and Lincoln's birth year 1809. It was designed by Richard Masters and sculpted by Jim Licaretz. This cent was released into circulation on Lincoln's 200th birthday, February 12, 2009, at a special ceremony at [[LaRue County High School]] in [[Hodgenville, Kentucky]], Lincoln's birthplace.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kocher |first=Greg |date=February 13, 2009 |title=Lincoln's birthplace is launch site for new penny |url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/692636.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217191849/http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/692636.html |archive-date=February 17, 2009 |access-date=November 26, 2009 |work=Lexington Herald-Leader}}</ref> The mintage was extremely low compared to prior years (see [[Lincoln cent mintage figures]]). It has been nicknamed the "Log Cabin Penny".
* Formative years in [[Indiana]]: this design features a young Lincoln reading while taking a break from rail splitting. It was designed and sculpted by Charles Vickers. Nicknamed the "Indiana Penny", it was released on May 14, 2009.<ref name="WP-20090216">{{Cite news |last=O'Keefe |first=Ed |date=February 17, 2009 |title=Heads Abe, Tails New On Pennies Marking Lincoln Bicentennial |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/16/AR2009021601311.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604121132/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/16/AR2009021601311.html |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |access-date=August 22, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=A11}}</ref>
* Professional life in [[Illinois]]: this design features a young professional Lincoln standing before the [[Old State Capitol State Historic Site|Illinois State Capitol]], in Springfield. It was designed by [[Joel Iskowitz]] and sculpted by [[Don Everhart]]. Nicknamed the "Illinois Penny", it was released on August 13, 2009.<ref name="WP-20090216" />
* Presidency in [[Washington, D.C.]]: this design features the half-completed [[United States Capitol dome|Capitol dome]]. It was designed by Susan Gamble and sculpted by Joseph Menna. This fourth cent was released to the public on November 12, 2009.<ref name="WP-20090216" /> U.S. Mint released collector's sets containing this design in copper prior to the public launch of this design in zinc.

Special 2009 cents struck for sale in sets to collectors had the metallic copper content of cents minted in 1909 (95% copper, 5% tin and zinc).<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Mint Online Product Catalog |url=http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=14920&langId=-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727070550/http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=14920&langId=-1 |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |publisher=Catalog.usmint.gov}}</ref> Those struck for circulation retained the normal composition of a zinc core coated with copper.