The third new Lincoln penny will soon be released. We're more than halfway through the year and well into the second half of the U.S. Mint's coin schedule for 2009. The third of four new Lincoln ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- For the first time in 50 years, the penny is getting redesigned, with four versions coming next year to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the ...

The Lincoln penny recently auctioned off was minted in 1955. eBay This particular coin is known as a wheat cent or “wheatie,” a series first minted in 1909.

1943 Copper Penny: Almost all 1943 pennies were made of zinc-coated steel, but a few copper versions were mistakenly minted. These pennies are scarce and can be worth up to $85,000.

— -- The penny, often picked on for its piddly value, has found some self worth in 2009. The 2009 Lincoln cent — slow to spread into consumers' pockets — is being sold for big bucks ...

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For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. penny is getting redesigned, announced the U.S. Mint Monday. While the coin will continue to depict President Lincoln's likeness on the front, the reverse ...