Video: First 2009 Lincoln Cent Launched, Each Design
Numismatic News and Blog Headlines – Feb 12
First Redesigned Lincoln Cent Launched, 95% Copper Versions to Follow
The first newly designed Lincoln cent in 50 years was officially launched into circulation Thursday morning at Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
In total, four new circulating cents will be issued in 2009 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abe's birth and the 100th anniversary of Lincoln cent first issued in 1909.
The first coin released Thursday depicts a log cabin, which represents Lincoln's birth and early childhood in Kentucky.
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Austria 2009 €50 Gold Coin Celebrates Physician Theodor Billroth
On 11th February, 2009, the Austrian Mint honours one of the greatest men in the history of medicine with its third gold coin in the series "Celebrated Physicians of Austria" - Theodor Billroth.
Born on the island of Rügen off the Baltic coast of Germany in 1829, Theodor Billroth had to choose at an early age between his love of music and a career in medicine. He studied in Göttingen and Berlin, and even spent a year studying in Vienna. He gained experience in Berlin and his reputation grew so rapidly that in 1860 he went to Zurich as a professor of surgery. In the following years he rejected posts in both Rostock and Heidelberg, but accepted a teaching appointment in Vienna in 1867.
US Mint Officially Announces New Return Policy
