2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent / 4-Coin Set with 4 Reverse Varieties MS66 FDI

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2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent
Complete 4-Coin Set
with all 4 Reverse Varieties
Birth & Early Childhood, Formative Years,
Professional Life & Presidency
"First Day of Issue"
Philadelphia Mint /
"no Mint Mark"
NGC Certified - MS66
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2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent - "First Day of Issue"
"Birth & Early Childhood, Formative Years, Professional Life & Presidency
Total Mintage for the circulating version of these coins
(Metal Content: 2.5% copper / 97.5% zinc)
Philadelphia
Early Childhood Years
Mintage Total: 284,800,000  /  Only 6,068 Graded in MS66 FDI
Philadelphia
Formative Years
Mintage Total: 376,000,000
/
Only 8,968 Graded in MS66 FDI
Philadelphia
Professional Life
Mintage Total: 316,000,000
/
Only 3,965 Graded in MS66 FDI
Philadelphia
Presidency
Mintage Total: 129,600,000
/
Only
994
Graded in MS66 FDI
This is what the U.S. Mint has to say:
In 2009, the United States Mint issued four different pennies in recognition not only of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, but also the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent, first appearing in 1909. The themes on the reverses represent the four major aspects of Lincoln’s life:
Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky (1809-1816)
Formative Years in Indiana (1816-1830)
Professional Life in Illinois (1830-1861)
Presidency in Washington, D.C. (1861-1865)
Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky:
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in a small log cabin like the one shown on this one-cent coin. Nolin Creek ran nearby, and the closest town, 3 miles away, is now called Hodgenville. Abraham was named after his grandfather on his father’s side and was Thomas and Nancy Lincoln’s second child.
When Abraham was two years old, the Lincolns moved to Knob Creek Farm, not far away. They worked a 30-acre section of the 228-acre farm. By the time they moved again in 1816, Abraham was old enough to fetch water and firewood.
This coin reminds us of one of the most amazing aspects of Lincoln’s life: that his humble beginnings on the Kentucky frontier were the first step on the road to the nation’s presidency.
Obverse (heads): Shows the familiar Victor David Brenner likeness of President Lincoln featured since 1909.
Reverse (tails): Features a log cabin that represents Lincoln's humble beginnings in Kentucky.
Formative Years in Indiana:
Abe grew into a skilled plowman and woodcutter at his new home in southern Indiana. For a frontier farm boy in those days, there wasn’t much time for learning from books or going to school. Yet his parents loved to read and passed that love on to their son. He often carried a book along with his axe. By the age of 11, he had read The Life of Washington, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Robinson Crusoe, and A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. The design on this coin captures this part of Lincoln’s life by showing him reading while he takes a break from his work as a rail splitter. While in Indiana, his mother Nancy died. This was a terrible loss for 9-year-old Abraham. But his father later married Sarah Bush Johnston, who proved to be a kind and caring stepmother. The next time the family moved, Abraham was 21.
Obverse (heads): Shows the familiar Victor David Brenner likeness of President Lincoln featured since 1909.
Reverse (tails): Features a log cabin that represents Lincoln's humble beginnings in Kentucky.
Professional Life in Illinois:
Thomas Lincoln decided to move the family in 1830 to Illinois, farther west. Abraham worked at different jobs there, including piloting a steam boat. But he was also becoming more and more interested in politics and in studying and practicing law. He was elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 1834. In 1837, he moved to Springfield, the capital of Illinois. There, he married Mary Todd and they had their first child, Robert Todd Lincoln. Doing well as a lawyer, Lincoln won election to the US House of Representatives in 1846. Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas for a seat in the US Senate in 1858. Although he lost that election, the debates made him nationally famous as they showcased his debating skills, clear thinking, and moral character. Two years later, the Republicans nominated him to run for president, and he won the election. This coin design shows Lincoln standing outside the state house of Illinois. It reminds us of his career in law and politics before he ran for the presidency.
Obverse (heads): Show the familiar Victor David Brenner likeness of President Lincoln featured since 1909.
Reverse (tails): Depicts the young professional Abraham Lincoln in front of the State Capitol in Illinois.
Presidency in Washington D.C.:
On this coin, the US Capitol building’s dome is still under construction, as it was during Lincoln’s term in office. The dome continued to rise as the Civil War raged and the Union struggled to remain united. The war began just after Lincoln took office in 1861. During his second year as president, Lincoln declared all slaves free in the rebel territory through the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln was elected for a second term in 1864 and the war finally came to an end the following year. Just 5 days after the war ended, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play in Washington. Army doctors worked all night to save him, but he died the next morning at the age of 56. Before he was buried in Springfield, Illinois, his body lay in state, visited by thousands of mourners, under the Capitol’s newly-completed dome.
Obverse (heads): Show the familiar Victor David Brenner likeness of President Lincoln featured since 1909.
Reverse (tails): Features the half finished United States Capitol dome.
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