Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky (1809-1816) - The first of the four new penny designs for the 2009 penny reverse ("tails" side) features Abraham Lincoln's life as a young boy in Kentucky, where he was born in a rude log cabin. U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) Master Designer Richard Masters created this realistic design, which is definitely different from my grade school textbooks' depictions of Lincoln's cabin. In the textbooks, Lincoln's cabin always seemed so neat and clean and perfectly built. I think this design really captures the reality of what a hand-built, early 19th century log cabin on the American frontier really looked like. The design was sculpted for the coin dies by U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver Jim Licaretz.
New Penny Design - First Coin The First of Four New Pennies for 2009
From Susan Headley, About.com
Lincoln's Birth and Early Childhood in Kentucky
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