NewPenny

The U.S. Mint rolled out a new Lincoln-themed penny over a month ago. But I still have not seen any. At first I was asking clerks in stores "Got any of the new pennies?" I quickly discovered that nobody had any idea that the Mint was rolling out four new designs for the penny this year and gave up...

That most humble (and some say, useless) member of the U.S. coin family, the penny, has been given a face lift in conjunction with Lincoln's 200th birthday. The coins, which entered circulation on February 12th, replaces the familiar Lincoln Memorial with a picture of the log cabin with which he is...