1 Cent, United States, 1909
date: label: date made
content: 1909
name: label: mint
content: United States Mint
label: obverse designer
content: Brenner, Victor David
notes: label: Description
content: The Lincoln cent has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. The obverse was designed by Victor David Brenner, as was the original reverse side, which can be seen here. The Mint wanted to design a coin that commemorated the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Emma E. Batchelor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.NU63815.2
label: accession number
content: 233749
label: catalog number
content: NU63815.2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .15 cm x 1.9 cm; 1/16 in x 3/4 in