United States
1 Cent "Lincoln Memorial Cent" · “Lincoln Memorial Cent”
United States · 1959–2008 · Copper
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The Lincoln Memorial Cent
Look closely at a Lincoln Memorial penny and you'll find Abraham Lincoln twice — his profile on the front, and a second tiny Lincoln seated inside the marble Memorial on the back. For 49 years it was the most common coin in America, and almost nobody noticed the man was on it twice.
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