Stalks of wheat such as those that graced the back of the Lincoln penny ... and so it was that the Old State Capitol penny was issued last year. The union shield is perhaps even more nostalgic ...

about the redesign of the Lincoln penny. The Union shield, a symbol dating back to the Civil War, is now on the tail side, replacing the Lincoln Memorial. Hoge says that in general, he likes coin ...

President Abraham Lincoln's image arrived on the penny in 1909, marking his 100th birthday. The current design, featuring a Union shield on the back side, was introduced in 2010 to honor Lincoln's ...

It gets worse. Last week, the mint unveiled 2010’s penny–Lincoln on the front, as usual, and a simple shield on the back. Gone is the Lincoln Memorial, maybe the most emotionally and socially ...

Stalks of wheat such as those that graced the back of the Lincoln penny ... and so it was that the Old State Capitol penny was issued last year. The union shield is perhaps even more nostalgic ...

The penny design included 'Liberty,' a 'Flying ... It went from two wheat sheaves and then the Lincoln Memorial to the current Union Shield design. Perhaps more telling, however, have been ...