From the Dec. 14, 2010, Seattle (Wa) Times.
The Lincoln Memorial, which has been on the tails side since it replaced the wheat in 1959, is off. The new ones feature the Union Shield (in keeping with the Civil War Sesquicentennial).
Since 2010 began, some 3.6 billion of the new pennies have been made at Philadelphia and Denver mints. A mint spokesman says that few people have spotted it.
The penny with Lincoln's head on it came out in 1909, the centennial of his birth. For 2009, penny tails featured four different scenes of his life.
NEW COIN FATIGUE?
Of course, we have been deluged by newly designed coins since 1999, when the state coin project started. It was expanded to include US territories. Thousands of new people began collecting these quarters, including myself. I finally just finished my third collection, those minted "P" at Philadelphia were sure hard to get around here.
The government also released newly designed nickels featuring the Lewis and Clark Expedition for one year.
Now, they have a new national park series of quarters that is mostly unavailable to the public other than through collectors and coin shops. You sure can't get them at the bank.
I have gotten about five of them in change since they came out last year, even one for Gettysburg.
Where Are Those National Park Quarters. --Old B-R'er
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