THE NEW 2010 PENNY DESIGN

The new 2010 Penny design was released on February 11, 2010.

Picture is below as well as the pictures for the 2009 pennies.

The 2010 Lincoln Cent will debut a brand new reverse design for the long running series. This will mark the seventh reverse design used on the Lincoln Cent since its introduction in 1909. The first design used from 1909 to 1958 featured a pair of wheat ears. The second design used from 1959 to 2008 featured a view of the Lincoln Memorial. The next four reverse designs were issued during 2009 to represent the different stages of Abraham Lincoln’s life. The design to be used from 2010 onwards will feature the union shield.
The union shield features thirteen vertical stripes joined by a single horizontal bar at the top with the inscription “E Pluribus Unum” (Out of many one). This symbolizes the original thirteen states joined together in a single compact union. A scroll appears across the shield with the denomination “One Cent” and “United States of America” appears above the shield.

Reverse features the half completed U.S. Capitol Dome as it was on March 4, 1861, the inaugration of Abraham Lincoln, for his first term as President.

Reverse features the state capitol of Illinois.

Reverse features a log cabin that represents Lincoln's humble beginnings in Kentucky

Lincoln working as a rail splitter in Indiana.

The first penny to be released on February 12, 2009 will be the Log Cabin in Kentucky. Other releases to be in 3 month intervals. The release date, besides being Lincoln's birthday, comes a century after the production of the original Lincoln Cent in 1909. The second penny to be released will be the Rail Splitter of Indiana. The third penny to be released will be the Illinois reverse. The fourth penny to be released will the the U.S. Capitol