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THE AMERICANA COM- “holy grail” of coin collectors.
MEMORATIVE COMPANY A second version of the penny
has introduced The Lincoln was later minted, without the
Penny Tin, containing, “Mon- designer’s initials.
uMints,” along with a CD The Americana Commemo-
that recounts the little known rative Company acquired one
story of the original Lincoln of the originals and developed
Penny’s history. The tin itself a mold that replicated it ex-
was made from a mold of the actly. The Lincoln Penny Tin,
original Lincoln Penny fi rst
American coin should carry the
however, is about 4.3 inches
introduced in 1909, Abraham
portrait of a president, because
wide and one inch deep. It
Lincoln’s centennial year. This
it recalled European coins cele-
contains four ounces of pep-
year, it should be noted, is the
brating royalty, to the view that
permint mints, made of an
bicentennial year.
Lincoln was too important to be
especially smooth formula,
That penny was so contro-
portrayed on a mere penny and
along with the CD explaining
versial that it was discontinued
that the coin carried the ini-
the penny’s history.
after just one week. Protests
tials of the coin’s designer. This
The Lincoln Penny Tin is of-
ranged from the notion that no
naturally made that penny the
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