The Lincolncent is the current one cent coin of the US Dollar. It was adopted in 1909, replacing the Indian Head cent. Its obverse, featuring a bust of Abraham Lincoln (to commemorate his centennial), has been in permanent usage. Its reverse was changed in 1959 from a wheat stalks design to a design which includes the Lincoln Memorial (to memorialize's sesquicentennial) and was replaced again in 2009 with four new designs to memorialize Lincoln's centenary. There are more one-cent coins produced than any other value, which makes the Lincoln cent, a familiar item. In its life span, this coin has weathered two world conflicts, one of which changed it significantly, because metals play a vital part in any war effort. The obverse is the longest design used for any circulating American design.[?]
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