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The Last 2009 Lincoln Cent Design Is Being Released Today! Find Out How To Order The New Penny From The Mint

The big day has arrived! The fourth and final design of the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent series is being released at Noon Eastern Standard Time today.

The new 2009 Lincoln cent is called "Presidency" and shows the construction of the dome of Washington D.C.'s Capitol Building.

The symbolism behind this design is that the U.S. Capitol Building looks incomplete, which was the case for our nation during the time of Abraham Lincoln's presidency (1861-1865). After all, the nation was being torn apart by the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln had to maintain a steady hand to see that our nation would not remain divided. Under Lincoln's guidance, the Civil War ended, and the Union remained whole.

The U.S. Mint has also announced plans to release the new and permanent reverse ("tail's side") design for the Lincoln cent, which will start being used on the coin in 2010.

To order the new 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial cent, be sure to go to the U.S. Mint website, where orders for the new coin will be accepted starting today.