1959 Lincoln Memorial Penny,No Mint Mark,-Rare-Errors-1C,Small Cents,DDO,DDR. 95% Copper 5% zinc US Coin- " New Pictures up now"
The United States Mint first made the Lincoln penny in 1909 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. The coin has a reverse design that features two ears of wheat. In 1959 the Mint celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Lincoln penny by changing the reverse design to feature a rendition of the Lincoln Memorial. Mint engraver Frank Gasparro designed the new reverse. Additionally, this also commemorated the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth.