2010 Coins2010 United States Coins

Obverse:

• Features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln designed by Victor D. Brenner.
• Details of the original 1909 Lincoln Cent obverse design have been restored.

Reverse:

• Features the Union Shield. This shield has thirteen vertical stripes joined by a single horizontal bar with the words “E Pluribus Unum”. This symbolizes the original thirteen states joined in support of the federal government.
• Designed by Lyndall Bass and engraved by Joseph Menna.

Coin Details:

• The 2010 Lincoln Cent will have a composition of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
• Circulation strikes and satin finish versions produced at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. Proof versions produced at the San Francisco Mint.

Where to Find:

• The coins have already been released into circulation at some locations.
• The United States Mint hosted an official launch ceremony and coin exchange on February 11, 2010 in Springfield, Illinois. Approximately one thousand people were in attendance.
• The United States Mint will issue the collectible proof and uncirculated (satin finish) versions within the annual coin sets. A two roll set containing one 50-coin roll of Philadelphia Mint coins and one 50-coin roll of Denver Mint coins is also expected to be offered to collectors.

History:

• The redesign of the 2010 Lincoln Cent reverse was authorized under a section of Public Law 109-145 Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005. It calls for a new Lincoln Cent design emblematic of Lincoln’s preservation of the United States as a single and united country.
• A total of 18 different candidate designs were initially prepared by the United States Mint.
• The final 2010 Lincoln Cent design was unveiled on November 12, 2009.

Related Coins:

• 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dollar