Trivia: Lincoln Cent...

So you think you know all about the Lincoln Cent...

What's on the reverse of the Cents struck from 1909 until 1959?

If you answered "wheat ears," you're wrong.

If you answered "wheat stalks." you're still wrong, but "wheat stalks" is a better answer than "wheat ears."

Actually, the only grain having "ears" is corn or maize (American Indian word for corn),

The correct answer to the question is "wheat heads."

Here's another tidbit many people, including numismatists, don't know:

The Lincoln One Cent coin was the first "One Cent" coin to bear the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" on it.

NOTE:
It is befitting that the Lincoln Cent was the First Cent to bear this motto because Congress authorized it's use on United States coinage by passing the Act of March 3, 1865 while Lincoln was President.

Here's some photos to compare one cent coins (courtesy of Coin Facts

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_chain_cents/1793_chain_cents.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_wreath_cents/1793_wreath_cents.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/liberty_cap_large_cents/liberty_cap_large_cents.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/classic_head_large_cents/classic_head_large_cents.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/matron_head_large_cents/matron_head_large_cents.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/braided_hair_large_cents/braided_hair_large_cents.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_flying_eagle.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_indian_head.html

http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_lincoln_wheat_reverse.html

Hope you enjoyed this trivia,


Clinker

 

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Keep up the cool trivia.

 

Interesting as usual thanks Clinker .
rzage

 

Thanks for all you're comments...

Clinker

 

Once again, ya done good!

 

Also don't forget that the Lincoln cent was the first circulation coin to have an actual person represented on it.

 

To Julien

And its 100th birthday is next year with four new rwverse designs...

Clinker

 

To Treashunt

High and thanks for commenting...

Clinker

 

More Lincoln trivia:

Did you know that Lincoln was Jewish?















yeah, he was shot in the temple!

 

Ouch.

 

LOLOLOLOL
:mouth::mouth::mouth::mouth::mouth:

 

Thanks Clinker, good learning material. Good Teacher.Cheryl

 

Okay, now GD, if my jokes were deserving enough for you to get your gun, don't you think this is worth atleast a rifle? Punish him for shooting off at the mouth. Haha, nice one Frank! :thumb:

Thanks for the trivia Clinker, very interesting. :thumb: Keep it up!

Phoenix

 

ummm - 1958?

Ruben

 

aside from that, Mrs. Lincoln, "How did you enjoy the play?"

 

nope, "One Cent".

 

mrbrklyn

You're right about 1958 being the last year of the "wheat head" reverse cent, but my question was "until 1959," the first year of the Licoln Memorial reverse...

Clinker