# New US Penny Reverse.... it's Beautiful! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598 "2010-02-19T05:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/1 "2010-02-19T05:40:37Z")
The US has announced a new reverse to the Lincoln penny (the one cent coin). Take a look, I like it a lot. Clean and modern. [[http://www.usmint.gov/mint\_programs/lincolnRedesign/?flash=yes](http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnRedesign/?flash=yes)]([http://www.usmint.gov/mint\_programs/lincolnRedesign/](http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/lincolnRedesign/)? flash=yes) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/2 "2010-02-19T05:48:12Z")
Yes, and it’s a type of design that was very popular during Lincoln’s presidency. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/3 "2010-02-19T05:59:07Z")
It is beautiful. Much better than the special 2009 backs. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/4 "2010-02-19T06:02:39Z")
They’re changing the currency again? I don’t understand why these people can’t just find a design they like and stick with it. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Baldy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gary\_Baldy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/5 "2010-02-19T06:03:37Z")
The Union Shield was use on the Indian Head penny between 1860 and 1909. It was slightly more round than the new design. The new design can be found on several Civil War Tokens that were minted locally during the war though. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Baldy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gary\_Baldy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/6 "2010-02-19T06:06:25Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > They’re changing the currency again? I don’t understand why these people can’t just find a design they like and stick with it. Last year’s designs were not a search to find a new design, but to commemorate the 200th birthday of Lincoln. The four designs were to honor his life. The new design in the final design, until the next change, which will probably be in 50 years, which is the current cycle of the penny since Lincoln replaced the Indian Head. ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/7 "2010-02-19T06:12:40Z")
It’s not as good as the old one with the Lincoln Memorial design that we all grew up with, but it’s a helluva lot better than that “ONE CENT” with the wheat penny that was around in earlier times. This new one is nice but I just prefer the penny I am familiar with. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/8 "2010-02-19T06:32:12Z")
Always wondered what they did with [Captain America’s original shield . . .](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America%27s_shield#Original_shield) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/9 "2010-02-19T06:36:46Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Always wondered what they did with [Captain America’s original shield . . .](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America%27s_shield#Original_shield) That was what i thought too! ---
**Author:** ![Artista](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/71c47a/32.png) [@Artista](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artista)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/10 "2010-02-19T06:43:57Z")
I love the ‘Union Shield’ penny (or properly called the one-cent coin) Its the best new design to date. I began saving ‘Wheat pennies’ since 1970. After seeing what some of the rarer coins go for these days Ill be going through them with my 10 power. Wish me luck,lol ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/11 "2010-02-19T07:10:20Z")
Is anyone else slightly offended (or at least confused) that the OP felt it was necessary to inform us that the penny is a one-cent coin in parenthesis? Just me huh? Must be the sleepiness kicking in. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/12 "2010-02-19T07:10:35Z")
How long until they phase out the penny completely? It is becoming an almost unnecessary piece of coinage. Not to mention getting more and more difficult to manufacture for less than than its face value. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/13 "2010-02-19T07:12:03Z")
What is this penny you speak of **Mr. Morris**? Are you perhaps referring to the one-cent coin? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/14 "2010-02-19T07:17:11Z")
> [@Gary\_Baldy](#): > > Last year’s designs were not a search to find a new design, but to commemorate the 200th birthday of Lincoln. The four designs were to honor his life. The new design in the final design, until the next change, which will probably be in 50 years, which is the current cycle of the penny since Lincoln replaced the Indian Head. First change for the penny, but they’ve changed the bills however many times, from little face in the circle, to big face in the circle, to big face outside the circle; they changed the nickel from Jefferson profile with Montecello on the back, to those 2004 “Lewis and Clark” commemorations on the back, and now it’s something like Jefferson in 3/4, with Montecello on the back again; they’ve been doing all those state quarters; they had the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, and then the gold Sacagawea dollars, and now the presidential ones. They keep changing the money around, and it’s annoying. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/15 "2010-02-19T07:31:07Z")
I like the Lincoln Memorial back better. On a bright shiny penny it is stunningly beautiful, even better than the back of the $5 bill. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/16 "2010-02-19T08:01:39Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > How long until they phase out the penny completely? It is becoming an almost unnecessary piece of coinage. Not to mention getting more and more difficult to manufacture for less than than its face value. Great idea! Let’s just do away with any numbers to the right of the decimal! That would make it easier for everyone, right? In fact, let’s only count by tens. We don’t need single digit numbers anymore, they’re almost unnecessary in this day and age, right? Right?? :dubious: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/17 "2010-02-19T13:01:09Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Is anyone else slightly offended (or at least confused) that the OP felt it was necessary to inform us that the penny is a one-cent coin in parenthesis? Just me huh? Must be the sleepiness kicking in. Maybe he was just allowing for his international brethren. I was mildly surprised when I first heard that Americans use ‘penny’ for ‘cent’. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/18 "2010-02-19T13:15:04Z")
I can’t find when the new pennies will be appearing. Am I missing something obvious? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/19 "2010-02-19T13:44:23Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Is anyone else slightly offended (or at least confused) that the OP felt it was necessary to inform us that the penny is a one-cent coin in parenthesis? Just me huh? Must be the sleepiness kicking in. Sleepiness. Not everyone knows what a penny, nickel, dime and quarter are. If they did, I would lose a rather good 45 minute block of instruction. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598/20 "2010-02-19T14:00:01Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > Is anyone else slightly offended (or at least confused) that the OP felt it was necessary to inform us that the penny is a one-cent coin in parenthesis? Just me huh? Must be the sleepiness kicking in. I think your going to be the one person in a million on this. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-us-penny-reverse-its-beautiful/529598.md?page=2)