Monthly Archives: September 2008
Spectrum Launches World Currency Division
Gold Moves Down, as Dollar Gains and Oil Retreats
Daily Numismatic Headlines for September 23, 2008
Lincoln Cent Designs for 2009 Pennies Discussed in Press: Video
Nickel Swap for Half-Dime Clarified in Legislation
Congressman Frank Lucas introduced House Resolution 6942 Thursday that would swap today's Jefferson Nickel with a circulating half-dime of old.
In an article Friday, details were scarce because the Government Printing Office had not yet published the bill's text. That is no longer the case.
H.R. 6942 is officially entitled the '5 cent Restoration Act of 2008.' Interestingly, it is at the top of the brevity scale when it comes to coin legislation with fewer than a dozen sentences. At the bill's core are three lines that state its intent:
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Lincoln Penny Design Images for 2009 Circulating Cents
2009 Lincoln penny design images were revealed by U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy Monday morning during a news conference at the Lincoln Memorial. The four reverse designs celebrate a different aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life: his birth and childhood in Kentucky, his formative years in Indiana, his professional life in Illinois and his Presidency in Washington, D.C.
"This is a momentous occasion in the history of our Nation's coinage because these designs represent the first change in the Lincoln cent in half a century," said Director Moy.
"These coins are a tribute to one of our greatest Presidents whose legacy has had a lasting impact on our country. He believed all men were created equal, and his life was a model for accomplishing the American dream through honesty, integrity, loyalty, and a lifetime of education."