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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 398159, member: 6229"]<font size="5">So you think you know all about the Lincoln Cent...</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">What's on the reverse of the Cents struck from 1909 until 1959?</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">If you answered "wheat ears," you're wrong.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">If you answered "wheat stalks." you're still wrong, but "wheat stalks" is a better answer than "wheat ears."</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Actually, the only grain having "ears" is corn or <b><i>maize</i></b> (American Indian word for corn),</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">The correct answer to the question is "wheat heads."</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Here's another tidbit many people, including numismatists, don't know:</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">The Lincoln One Cent coin was the first "One Cent" coin to bear the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" on it.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>NOTE: </b></font></p><p><font size="5">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 <b><i>Lincoln</i></b> was President.</font></p><p> </p><p><font size="5">Here's some photos to compare one cent coins (courtesy of Coin Facts<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_chain_cents/1793_chain_cents.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_chain_cents/1793_chain_cents.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_chain_cents/1793_chain_cents.html</a></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_wreath_cents/1793_wreath_cents.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink 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rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_indian_head.html</a></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_lincoln_wheat_reverse.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_lincoln_wheat_reverse.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_lincoln_wheat_reverse.html</a></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="5">Hope you enjoyed this trivia,</font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font size="5">Clinker</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 398159, member: 6229"][SIZE=5]So you think you know all about the Lincoln Cent...[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]What's on the reverse of the Cents struck from 1909 until 1959?[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]If you answered "wheat ears," you're wrong.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]If you answered "wheat stalks." you're still wrong, but "wheat stalks" is a better answer than "wheat ears."[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]Actually, the only grain having "ears" is corn or [B][I]maize[/I][/B] (American Indian word for corn),[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]The correct answer to the question is "wheat heads."[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]Here's another tidbit many people, including numismatists, don't know:[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]The Lincoln One Cent coin was the first "One Cent" coin to bear the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" on it.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]NOTE: [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5]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 [B][I]Lincoln[/I][/B] was President.[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]Here's some photos to compare one cent coins (courtesy of Coin Facts:)[/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_chain_cents/1793_chain_cents.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/1793_wreath_cents/1793_wreath_cents.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/liberty_cap_large_cents/liberty_cap_large_cents.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents/draped_bust_large_cents.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/classic_head_large_cents/classic_head_large_cents.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/matron_head_large_cents/matron_head_large_cents.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/large_cents/braided_hair_large_cents/braided_hair_large_cents.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_flying_eagle.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_indian_head.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/cents_lincoln_wheat_reverse.html[/URL][/SIZE] [SIZE=5]Hope you enjoyed this trivia,[/SIZE] [SIZE=5]Clinker[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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