I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 767 
To provide for the redesign of the reverse of the Lincoln 1-cent coin in 
2009 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2005 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. EMAN-
UEL, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. BEAN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. WELLER, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. HYDE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Illinois, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the redesign of the reverse of the Lincoln 
1-cent coin in 2009 in commemoration of the 200th 
anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Abraham Lincoln Bi-
centennial 1-Cent Coin Redesign Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was 
one of the Nation’s greatest leaders, demonstrating 
true courage during the Civil War, one of the great-
est crises in the Nation’s history. 
(2) Born of humble roots in Hardin County, 
Kentucky, on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln 
rose to the Presidency through a combination of 
honesty, integrity, intelligence, and commitment to 
the United States. 
(3) With the belief that all men are created 
equal, Abraham Lincoln led the effort to free all 
slaves in the United States. 
(4) Abraham Lincoln had a generous heart, 
with malice toward none and with charity for all. 
(5) Abraham Lincoln gave the ultimate sacrifice 
for the country he loved, dying from an assassin’s 
bullet on April 15, 1865. 
(6) All Americans could benefit from studying 
the life of Abraham Lincoln, for Lincoln’s life is a 
model for accomplishing the ‘‘American dream’’ 
through honesty, integrity, loyalty, and a lifetime of 
education. 
(7) The year 2009 will be the bicentennial anni-
versary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
(8) Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky, 
grew to adulthood in Indiana, achieved fame in Illi-
nois, and led the nation in Washington, D.C. 
(9) The so-called ‘‘Lincoln cent’’ was introduced 
in 1909 on the 100th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, 
making the obverse design the most enduring on the 
nation’s coinage. 
(10) President Theodore Roosevelt was so im-
pressed by the talent of Victor David Brenner that 
the sculptor was chosen to design the likeness of 
President Lincoln for the coin, adapting a design 
from a plaque Brenner had prepared earlier. 
(11) In the nearly 100 years of production of 
the ‘‘Lincoln cent’’, there have been only 2 designs 
on the reverse: the original, featuring 2 wheat-heads 
in memorial style enclosing mottoes, and the current 
representation of the Lincoln Memorial in Wash-
ington, D.C. 
(12) On the occasion of the bicentennial of 
President Lincoln’s birth and the 100th anniversary 
of the production of the Lincoln cent, it is entirely 
fitting to issue a series of 1-cent coins with designs 
on the reverse that are emblematic of the 4 major 
periods of President Lincoln’s life.
SEC. 3. REDESIGN OF LINCOLN CENT FOR 2009. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the year 2009, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall issue 1-cent coins in accord-
ance with the following design specifications: 
(1) OBVERSE.—The obverse of the 1-cent coin 
shall continue to bear the Victor David Brenner like-
ness of President Abraham Lincoln. 
(2) REVERSE.—The reverse of the coins shall 
bear 4 different designs each representing a dif-
ferent aspect of the life of Abraham Lincoln, such 
as— 
(A) his birth and early childhood in Ken-
tucky; 
(B) his formative years in Indiana; 
(C) his professional life in Illinois; and 
(D) his presidency, in Washington, D.C. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF REDESIGNED LINCOLN CENTS IN 
2009.— 
(1) ORDER.—The 1-cent coins to which this 
section applies shall be issued with 1 of the 4 de-
signs referred to in subsection (a)(2) beginning at 
the start of each calendar quarter of 2009. 
(2) NUMBER.—The Secretary shall prescribe, 
on the basis of such factors as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate, the number of 1-cent coins
that shall be issued with each of the designs selected 
for each calendar quarter of 2009. 
(c) DESIGN SELECTION.—The designs for the coins 
specified in this section shall be chosen by the Sec-
retary—— 
(1) after consultation with the Abraham Lin-
coln Bicentennial Commission and the Commission 
of Fine Arts; and 
(2) after review by the Citizens Coinage Advi-
sory Committee. 
SEC. 4. REDESIGN OF REVERSE OF 1-CENT COINS AFTER 
2009. 
The design on the reverse of the 1-cent coins issued 
after December 31, 2009 shall bear an image emblematic 
of President Lincoln’s preservation of the United States 
of America as a single and united country. 
SEC. 5. NUMISMATIC PENNIES WITH THE SAME METALLIC 
CONTENT AS THE 1909 PENNY. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue 1-cent coins 
in 2009 with the exact metallic content as the 1-cent coin 
contained in 1909 in such number as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate for numismatic purposes 
SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the original Victor 
David Brenner design for the 1-cent coin was a dramatic
departure from previous American coinage that should be 
reproduced, using the original form and relief of the like-
ness of Abraham Lincoln, on the 1-cent coins issued in 
2009. 
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